2014 enacted level: $30.058 billion
2015 budget request: $30.620 billion
2015 Omnibus: $30.044 billion
Highlights and key points:
* $3.554 billion for wildland fire, which fully funds the 10-year average for fire costs.
* $4.642 billion for the Indian Health Service, which is $207 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $2.601 billion for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is $70 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $8.140 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is $60 million less than the 2014 enacted level.
* $2.615 billion for the National Park Service, which is $55 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $1.086 billion for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is $13 million more than the FY 2014 enacted level.
* $1.440 billion for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is $13 million more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $2.402 billion for the U.S. Forest Service (non-fire), which is equal to the 2014 enacted level.
* $146 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, which is equal to their 2014 enacted levels.
Policy Issues
* The agreement does not include a House policy rider prohibiting EPA’s Clean Power Plan Proposed Rule.
* The agreement does not include a House policy rider prohibiting EPA’s rule clarifying which waters are protected by the Clean Water Act.
* The agreement does not include a House policy rider prohibiting EPA from changing the way discharge of fill material is regulated
* The agreement includes a House policy rider prohibiting regulation of lead in ammunition.
* The agreement includes a House policy rider prohibiting the issuance of final and proposed rules related to Sage Grouse.
* The agreement does not include a House policy rider prohibiting EPA from ensuring mining companies are financially capable of cleaning up pollution rather than taxpayers, but includes report language on the matter.
* The agreement does not include a House policy rider prohibiting EPA from enforcing a rule on safe removal and renovation of lead paint, but includes report language on the matter.
* The agreement does not include a House policy rider prohibiting funding for the development or revisions of regulations regarding imported ivory.
Source: U.S. Department of HCA
