Jill Hruby, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration
The Fiscal Year 2023 budget request for the defense functions of the
Department of Energy is $29.7 billion. This figure accounts for about 61
percent of the Department of Energy’s overall $48 billion request. Given
the share of the defense function of the Department’s budget, it is
important for this committee to continue its oversight of the
Department’s defense activities, which span from maintaining our nuclear
stockpile to cleaning up former Cold War defense production sites.
Within this defense proposal, the National Nuclear Security
Administration, or NNSA, is requesting $21.4
billion – a 3.2 percent increase over last year’s level of $20.6
billion. I would also note that the amount for the defense portion of
environmental cleanup increased by three percent to $6.9 billion.
At the hearing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) challenged Granholm on
the energy waste of crypto mining. “Does the federal government know how
many crypto miners are operating in the United States and how much
electricity they are using?”
The discretionary budget request for the NPS
is $3.6 billion, an increase of $345.6 million compared to
FY 2022 enacted funding levels. This level
supports an estimated 16,412 direct full-time equivalents (FTE).
Recreation fee revenue and other mandatory funding sources provide
additional funding of $1.1 billion. The total FY
2023 request for NPS is $4.8 billion
and 20,495 FTE from all funding sources. The
NPS FY 2023 request prioritizes advancing
racial equity and support for underserved stories and communities,
tackling the climate crisis in the national park system, conserving our
natural resources, and using science to inform decisions.
The FY 2023 operations budget includes a
$178.8 million increase to support science, build
NPS resiliency to climate change, and increase
conservation efforts.
The FY 2023 budget request includes amounts to
support several partnership programs. In FY
2023, the NPS plans to complement
existing youth partnership programs by directing an additional $31.0
million to implement the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC).
The NPS also requests an additional $22.5
million to increase support of conservation partnership efforts through
Research Learning Centers and Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units. The
work of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring
Program, for which the budget requests an increase of $16.0 million,
provides vital resource data to park managers and research partners.
Finally, the budget includes a $2.0 million increase to establish a
permanent NPS Incident Management Team that
will plan for and respond to emergencies including natural disasters,
which have increased in severity and frequency due to the effects of
climate change. To improve NPS climate
adaptation and resilience efforts, the budget includes increases
totaling $45.8 million for the Construction account. This includes a
$10.0 million increase for abandoned mineral lands projects—supporting
the President’s commitment to create jobs in some of the hardest hit
communities in the Nation—while mitigating hazards, improving water
quality, and restoring natural resources to their original condition. It
also includes a $7.0 million increase for unscheduled projects that
address damage from emergencies, critical system failures, and extreme
environmental conditions as a result of increased threats from climate
change. The proposal includes an additional $12.1 million for management
planning related to climate change, including climate vulnerability
assessments and compliance pursuant to the National Environmental Policy
Act. Also, as part of the conservation initiative, and in support of the
President’s goal of transitioning to a fully Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV)
Federal fleet, the NPS budget includes an
increase of $16.7 million to acquire ZEVs and to deploy vehicle charging
and refueling infrastructure. The Department of the Interior is
coordinating all of these efforts to meet or exceed the
ZEV-related goals set forth in the
comprehensive plan developed pursuant to E.O. 14008, Section 205(a).
This investment will be complemented by Department of Energy funding to
provide technical assistance to agencies through the Federal Energy
Management Program as the NPS builds and grows
its ZEV infrastructure.
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Lieutenant General Edward Banta, Deputy Commandant of Installations
and Logistics for the Marine Corps, US Marine Corps
Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Environment,
Installations and Energy, Department of the Navy
Sergeant Major Troy Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, US
Marine Corps
Master Chief Russel Smith, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy,
Department of the Navy
Vice Admiral Ricky Williamson, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for
Fleet Readiness and Logistic, Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy budget is $230.8
billion:
a Navy budget at $180.5 billion and Marine Corps budget at $50.3
billion. In regards to climate change, the ‘23 budget increases climate
investments by a total of $137
million
across the shore providing funding for electric vehicle leasing,
charging stations, installation resiliency, and natural resource carbon
sequestration projects.
On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, in room 1324 Longworth
House Office Building and via Cisco Webex, the Committee on Natural
Resources Office of Insular Affairs will hold a hybrid oversight
hearing
on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request of the Department of Interior’s
Office of Insular Affairs.
The Department of the Navy budget is $230.8
billion:
a Navy budget at $180.5 billion and Marine Corps budget at $50.3
billion. In regards to climate change, the ‘23 budget increases climate
investments by a total of $137
million
across the shore providing funding for electric vehicle leasing,
charging stations, installation resiliency, and natural resource carbon
sequestration projects.
David
Pekoske,
Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget
Request
includes a $9.7
billion
request for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
In the surface transportation realm, TSA works
closely with owners and operators to protect the critical surface
transportation systems that connect cities, manufacturers and retailers
and power our economy through more than 4 million miles of roadways;
nearly 140,000 miles of railroad track; more than 470 tunnels; and over
2.8 million miles of pipeline.