The Commission requests $411
million
and 764 full-time equivalents (FTE) to operate the Commission and
advance priority initiatives in FY 2024. This
request is an increase of $46 million, or 12.6%, above the
FY 2023 Enacted Budget and includes an
additional 5 FTE, or 0.7%, above the
FY 2023 Congressional Spend Plan.
The Chairman’s office provides leadership to the Climate Risk Unit (CRU)
which continues to evaluate the role of derivatives in understanding,
pricing, and mitigating climate-related risk, and supports the orderly
transition to a low-carbon economy through market-based initiatives.
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Toxic soot pollution affects millions, but it doesn’t need to be this
way.
Right now thousands people are fighting hard to ensure the
EPA doesn’t let big polluters off the hook
when it comes to setting the strongest possible standards on soot
pollution.
Join us at the EPA
HQ
for our final public testimony as the comment
window
on national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter
(PM) closes.
And please spread the word about this event demanding clean air and
healthier communities now
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW
To members: Requests to testify must be received by noon on Thursday,
March 23rd. Please email the request to Scott Prutting at
[email protected] with the Member’s name in the email
subject line.
The budget proposal includes a $49 million request for the Lower
Colorado River Operations Program, including $16.8 million to build on
the work of Reclamation, Colorado River basin partners and
stakeholders to implement drought contingency plans. It also includes
$2.7 million for the Upper Colorado River Operations Program to
support Drought Response Operations and $200.3 million to find
long-term, comprehensive water supply solutions for farmers, families,
and communities in California. The budget includes $62.9 million for
the WaterSMART Program to support Reclamation’s collaboration with
non-federal partners in efforts to address emerging water demands and
water shortage issues in the West.
A request of $57.8 million advances the construction and continues the
operations and maintenance of authorized rural water projects. The
budget request also provides $35.5 million for the Native American
Affairs Program, which provides technical support and assistance to
tribal governments to develop and manage their water resources. 
The budget includes $210.2 million for the Dam Safety Program to
effectively manage risks to the downstream public, of which $182.6
million is for modification actions. Another focus area for
infrastructure is $105.3 million requested for extraordinary
maintenance activities across Reclamation.
These funding amounts are included in the $1.3 billion budget request
for Reclamation’s principal operating account (Water and Related
Resources), which funds planning, construction, water conservation,
efforts to address fish and wildlife habitat needs, and operation,
maintenance and rehabilitation activities at Reclamation facilities.
Additionally, funding of $33 million is requested to implement the
California Bay-Delta Program and address California’s current water
supply and ecological challenges, while $48.5 million is for the
Central Valley Project Restoration Fund to protect, restore, and
enhance fish, wildlife, and associated habitats in California’s
Central Valley and Trinity River Basins.
The request also provides $66.8 million for Policy and Administration
to develop, evaluate, and directly implement Reclamation-wide policy,
rules and regulation as well as other administrative functions.
For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, the Budget
would provide over $7.4 billion in gross discretionary funding that
would be distributed among the appropriations accounts as follows:
Investigations $129,832,000
Construction $2,014,577,000
Operation and Maintenance $2,629,913,000
Regulatory Program $221,000,000
Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) $226,478,000
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program $200,000,000
Expenses $212,000,000
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies $40,000,000
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) $7,200,000
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works $6,000,000
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund $1,726,000,000
TOTAL $ 7,413,000,000
Increase Resilience to Climate Change. The Budget invests in
improving the Nation’s water infrastructure, while incorporating
climate resilience efforts into the Corps’ commercial navigation,
flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration
work. The Budget invests in 45 projects and programs that would
decrease climate risks facing communities and increase ecosystem
resilience to climate change based on the best available science. The
Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction program is funded at more
than $1.9 billion in the FY 2024 Budget. The
Mississippi River and Tributaries program will fund ongoing work in
the lower Mississippi River alluvial valley and its tributaries, with
emphasis on the 1,600 miles of levees and related features on the main
stem of the lower Mississippi River and in the Atchafalaya Basin. The
Budget includes funding to continue studies intended to investigate
climate resilience along the Great Lakes coast as well as in Central
and Southern Florida. The Budget includes $35.5 million for technical
and planning assistance programs that will help local communities,
including disadvantaged communities, identify and address their flood
risks associated with climate change. The Budget provides $64 million
for operation and maintenance activities that are focused on improving
climate resilience and/or sustainability at existing Corps-owned
projects, $51 million to mitigate for adverse impacts from existing
Corps-owned projects, and $26 million to install the necessary
refueling infrastructure to support zero-emission vehicles at existing
Corps-owned projects.
Improve the Nation’s Infrastructure. The Budget invests in
operating and maintaining the Corps existing infrastructure and
improving its reliability. It also includes $665 million for
construction of a dam safety project at Prado Dam and $235 million to
help complete specifically authorized projects that have experienced
cost increases since construction began. The Budget also supports more
efficient investment in infrastructure by proposing to transfer
ownership from the Corps to parties that are better suited to maintain
it, where appropriate. For example, the Budget includes $350 million
for replacement of the Cape Cod Canal Bridges and a legislative
proposal that would allow the Corps to transfer funds to the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts to design and construct the Cape Cod
Canal replacement bridges. The proposal would transfer ownership of
these bridges to the Commonwealth, which would be responsible for
their future operation and maintenance. Additionally, the Budget
includes $235 million for a “Project Cost Increase Reserve” to help
complete the Sault Ste. Marie (Replacement Lock), MI project as
reauthorized by Section 8401 (6) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 2022, which is Division H of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Public Law 117-81.
Facilitate Safe, Reliable and Sustainable Commercial Navigation to
Improve the Resilience of our Nation’s Manufacturing Supply Chain to
support American Jobs and the Economy. The Budget invests in five
projects that facilitate safe, reliable, and environmentally
sustainable navigation at the Nation’s coastal ports and on the inland
waterways. The Budget includes $1.726 billion in spending from the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) to support commerce through U.S.
coastal ports and over $1 billion to maintain and improve navigation
on the inland waterways. These significant investments will facilitate
safe, reliable, and environmentally sustainable commercial navigation
at our Nation’s coastal ports and inland waterways. Within the
HMTF total, the Budget includes $272 million
for operation and maintenance of Great Lakes projects, $58 million for
projects that support access by Native American tribes to their
legally recognized historic fishing areas, $15 million for a
construction project that will accommodate disposal of material
dredged from coastal navigation projects, and $21.152 million for
mitigating for adverse impacts from navigation projects.
Support the Administration’s Justice40 Initiative through
Investments in Projects that Benefit Disadvantaged Communities by
Increasing their Resilience to Climate Change. The Budget invests in
23 studies, and in the construction of 33 projects to help
disadvantaged and tribal communities address their water resources
challenges in line with the President’s Justice40 Initiative—including
funding for the Tribal Partnership Program. In the
FY 2024 Budget, the Corps continued its
commitment to the overall Federal effort to ensure that 40 percent of
the benefits of Federal climate and clean energy investments will
directly benefit disadvantaged communities that have been historically
marginalized and overburdened and Tribal nations. Through the
FY 2024 Budget, the Corps is securing
environmental justice and spurring economic opportunity for
disadvantaged communities that have been historically marginalized and
overburdened by pollution and are experiencing underinvestment in
essential services. The Corps contributes to this Justice40 Initiative
through its studies and projects, and through specific programs, such
as the Continuing Authorities Program, Planning Assistance to States,
Floodplain Management Services, and the Tribal Partnership Program.
The Corps is committed to achieving the broader goals of the
Administration regarding equity and environmental justice and will
continue to: 1) improve outreach and access to Civil Works information
and resources; 2) improve access to Civil Works technical and planning
assistance programs (e.g., the Flood Plain Management Services and
Planning Assistance to States programs) and maximize the reach of
Civil Works projects to benefit the disadvantaged communities, in
particular as it relates to climate resiliency; and 3) ensure that any
updates to Civil Works policies and guidance will not result in a
disproportionate negative impact on disadvantaged communities
Restore Aquatic Habitat where the Aquatic Ecosystem Structure,
Function and Processes Have Degraded. The FY
2024 Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration program is funded at $653
million in the Budget. The Corps will continue to work with other
federal, state and local agencies, using the best available science
and adaptive management to restore degraded ecosystem structure,
function, and/or process to a more natural condition. The Budget
invests in the restoration of some of the Nation’s most unique aquatic
ecosystems, such as the Chesapeake Bay, the Upper Mississippi River,
the Great Lakes, the Louisiana Coast, and the Everglades. For example,
the Budget includes $415 million for the South Florida Ecosystem
Restoration (SFER) (Everglades) program ― which is an $8 million
increase compared to the 2023 Budget level and $66.77 million for
Columbia River Fish Mitigation.
Invest in Research and Development to Solve the Nation’s Toughest
Water Resources Challenges. The Budget provides $86 million ─ the
largest request in Corps’ history ─ for research and development.
The challenges of today and tomorrow are not like yesterday’s. From
droughts and wildfires across the western states, to the increasingly
frequent disasters faced by communities across the country, many of
the 21st century’s water resources challenges are complex and
interconnected. Our nation needs integrated engineering solutions
based on the best available science and technology to solve our
toughest water resources challenges today and in the future.
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Denise Flanagan, Director of Budget, Department of the Interior
Deb Haaland, Secretary, Department of the Interior
Joan M. Mooney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of
the Interior
The Department’s 2024
budget
totals $18.9 billion in current authority ($18.3 billion in net
discretionary authority)—an increase of $2.0 billion, or 12 percent,
from the 2023 enacted budget.
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
The purpose of the
hearing
is to examine improvements in the fields of weather modeling and
forecasting. This hearing will have testimony from leading private
sector companies in the U.S. weather enterprise on the data and services
they can provide to benefit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. This will be the first hearing in a series that looks at
legislation to reauthorize the Weather Research and Forecasting
Innovation Act of 2017.
Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR)
announced that the Subcommittee will hold its first
hearing
of the 118th Congress focused on overseeing the Biden Administration’s
implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs (IIJA) Act.
Witnesses:
Marc D. Williams, Executive Director, Texas Department of
Transportation, On Behalf of the American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials
Dwayne Boyd, Regional President, CRH, On
Behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Aric Dreher, Assistant General Manager, Cianbro, On Behalf of the
Associated Builders and Contractors
Paula Hammond, Senior Vice President, WSP
USA, On Behalf of the American Road & Transportation Builders
Association
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials will hold a
hearing
titled “Government Response to East Palestine: Ensuring Safety and
Transparency for the Community.”
