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handle is hein.crs/govbaak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service I forr ing the I ~gisIativ debate ii e 1914 Updated June 12, 2019 National Park Service: FY2020 Appropriations The National Park Service (NPS) administers the National Park System, which includes 419 units valued for their natural, cultural, and recreational importance and covers 85 million acres (81 million acres of federal land and 4 million nonfederal). NPS, which is part of the Department of the Interior, typically receives funding in annual appropriations laws for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Issues for Congress include the aggregate level of NPS appropriations, funding to address NPS's backlog of deferred maintenance, and funding for land acquisition, among others. FY2020 Appropriations The Trump Administration requested $2.742 billion in FY2020 discretionary appropriations for NPS. The request was 15% less than the FY2019 NPS appropriation of $3.223 billion enacted in P.L. 116-6, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2019. (For FY2019, P.L. 116-20 also provided $0.128 billion in supplemental funding for NPS to address hurricane damage.) The FY2020 request included reductions for all NPS accounts as compared with FY2019. The Administration also estimated $0.733 billion in mandatory appropriations for NPS for FY2020, a decrease of 4% from estimated NPS mandatory funding for FY2019. NPS's mandatory appropriations come from entrance and recreation fees, concessioner fees, donations, and other sources and are used for a variety of specified purposes, including deferred maintenance. On June 3, 2019, the House Committee on Appropriations reported H.R. 3052 (H.Rept. 116-100), which would provide $3.362 billion for NPS for FY2020. The amount is 23% higher than the Administration's request and 4% higher than the FY2019 regular appropriation. The House bill includes increases for all NPS accounts compared to the Administration's request, as well as increases or level funding for all but one account (Construction) compared to FY2019 enacted appropriations in P.L. 116-6 (Table 1). NPS's Appropriations Accounts NPS has six discretionary appropriations accounts (Figure 1). The high majority of NPS discretionary appropriations have typically gone to the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS) account to support the day-to-day activities, programs, and services of the park system. These include resource stewardship, visitor services, park protection, facility operations and maintenance, and administrative costs. Figure I. NPS Appropriations Accounts (Percentages Reflect FY20I 9 Regular Appropriations) Source: H.Rept. 116-9. Figure does not reflect FY201 9 supplemental appropriations in P.L. 116-20. Notes: ONPS = Operation of the National Park System. NR&P = National Recreation and Preservation. Table I. NPS Discretionary Appropriations by Account ($ in millions) FY2019 Request House Comm.- H.R. 3052 Enated FY00 % Change from nact66 FY2020 FY2019 Reported H.R. % Change from Account (P.L. I16-6)a Request 3052 FY2019 Operation of the National Park System 2,502.7 2,425.5 -3% 2,647.0 +6% Construction 364.7 246.3 -33% 319.7 -12% Land Acquisition and State Assistance 168.4 4.8 -97% 208.4 +24% Historic Preservation Fund 102.7 32.7 -68% 121.7 +19% National Recreation and Preservation 64.1 32.3 -50% 73.5 +15% Centennial Challenge 20.0 0 -100% 20.0 - LWCF Rescissionb - - - -28.1 - Total 3,222.7 2,741.7 -15% 3,362.1 +4% Source: H.Rept. 116-9; NPS FY2020 budget justification; H.Rept. 116-100. Column totals may not sum precisely due to rounding. a. Table does not reflect FY20 19 supplemental appropriations of $128.0 million in P.L. 116-20 (provided as emergency spending outside of discretionary spending limits). /crsreports.congress.g

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