Appropriations for FY2003: Energy and Water Development (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Feb. 27, 2003 |
| Report Number |
RL31307 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Carl Behrens and Mark Humphries, Resources, Science and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes funding for civil works projects
of
the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), most
of the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies. The Bush
Administration requested $25.5 billion for these programs for FY2003 compared with $25.2 billion
appropriated in FY2002.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a bill, H.R. 5431 , with $26.0
billion on September 5, 2002. On July 24, 2002, the Senate Appropriations Committee had reported
out its own bill, S. 2784 , providing $26.3 billion in funding. However, neither of these
bills reached the floor. Before adjourning sine die, the 107th Congress passed H.J.Res. 124 ( P.L. 107-294 ), making continuing appropriations for FY2003 for Energy and Water, and other
programs, through January 11, 2003.
The 108th Congress extended temporary funding until February 20 ( H.J.Res. 1 , P.L.
108-2 , and H.J.Res. 18 , P.L. 108-5 ), and on January 23 the Senate passed an omnibus
appropriations resolution ( H.J.Res. 2 ), including all 11 unpassed appropriations bills
for the rest of FY2003. After a House-Senate conference the omnibus measure passed both Houses
February 12 and was signed by the President February 20, 2003 ( P.L. 108-7 ). The final bill funded
Energy and Water Development programs at $26.7 billion (less an across-the-board reduction of
0.65%, approximately $173 million).
Key issues involving Energy and Water Development appropriations programs included:
Matching budget request amounts with ongoing Corps construction schedules
("full capability funding") and congressional priorities;
Funding for major water/ecosystem restoration initiatives such as Florida
Everglades and California "Bay-Delta";
Increased funding for DOE's civilian nuclear waste management program as
the Department prepares a construction permit application for a waste repository under Nevada's
Yucca Mountain;
A proposed $1.1 billion Environmental Management Cleanup Reform account
in DOE, focused on radioactive sites where environmental regulators would allow alternative
cleanup methods; and
DOE's "Nuclear Power 2010" initiative, to "identify the technical, institutional
and regulatory barriers to the deployment of new nuclear power plants by 2010."
