Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2025 (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Oct. 10, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IF12782 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Laura B. Comay |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Three entities in the Department of the Interior (DOI) share
responsibility for managing the nation’s ocean energy
resources on almost 2.5 billion acres of the U.S. outer
continental shelf (OCS). The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) administers offshore energy leasing
and mineral development, the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) oversees offshore
operational safety and environmental protection, and the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) manages
public revenues from federally regulated offshore and
onshore energy and natural resource projects. BOEM,
BSEE, and ONRR receive appropriations in the annual
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations
bill. Issues include determining the aggregate and programlevel appropriations for each entity and considering certain
Biden Administration proposals.
On July 24, 2024, the House passed an FY2025 Interior
appropriations bill, H.R. 8998 (H.Rept. 118-581), with
funding for BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR. On July 25, 2024,
the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported S. 4802
(S.Rept. 118-201) with FY2025 appropriations for the three
entities.
Total budget authority for BOEM and BSEE includes both
discretionary appropriations and offsetting collections
derived from a portion of OCS rental receipts, costrecovery fees, and (for BSEE) inspection fees. The
discretionary appropriations for each fiscal year are reduced
by the amount of eligible fees and receipts collected, so that
the final amount appropriated to each agency is the net of
those collections. Discussions of account- and activity-level
funding in the sections below refer to total budget authority,
regardless of offsets. ONRR’s funding does not include
offsetting collections.
