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handle is hein.crs/govdcyp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: \ Q Bureau of Reclamation: FY2021 Appropriations The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is responsible for construction and operation of many of the large dams and water diversion structures in 17 coterminous western states. Reclamation's original missionwas to develop water supplies, primarily for irrigation to reclaim arid lands in the West. Today, its mis sion includes management, development, andprotection of water and related resources. Reclamation's miss ion areas andgeographic scope are narrower than the other principal federal water resource agency, the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers. Reclamation manages hundreds of water storage and conveyance projects. These projects provide water to approximately 10 million acres of farmland and 31 million people. Reclamation is the largest wholesale supplier of waterin 17 western states andthe second-largest hydroelectric power producer in the nation. Reclamation facilities' operations canbe controversial, particularly in relation to effects on fish and wildlife species and conflicts among competing waterusers. Reclamation's role has evolved, and its focus has gradually shifted fromconstruction ofnew water storage projects to operation and maintenance of exis ting projects. Reclamation also has expanded into new areas, including funding for water supply projects on triballands and in rural areas under congressionally authorized Indian water rights settlements and rural water supply projects, respectively. In addition, Congress has authorized Reclamation grants to nonfederal projects, including those for waterreuse andrecycling, conservation andefficiency, and des alination. Reclamation's Water andRelated Resources account funds most agency activities, including construction, operation and maintenance, damsafety, and ecosystemrestoration. It also funds Indian water rights settlements andmost Reclamation programmatic and grant authorities. Reclamation typically also requests funding for three smaller accounts: California Bay-Delta Restoration, the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund (which is offs etby customer receipts), and the Policy and Administration account. The President's budgetrequest for FY2021 proposed $1.13 billion in gross current authority (i.e., appropriations before offsets) for Reclamation. In H.R. 7617, the House recommended $1.655 billion for Reclamation in FY2021, and the Senate Appropriations Committee majority draft FY2021 Energy and Water Development bill included $1.691 billion. Figure 1 shows recentenacted appropriations levels for Reclamation compared with the FY2021 President's budget request andproposedFY2021 appropriations. Figure I. Reclamation Appropriations by Account, FY20 I 7-FY202 I Appropriations (nominal $ in millions) $1,800 $1,600 $1,403 51,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 IN 0) ' 01 T TT 1100 1100 3 Caiiformia Bay- Uelta CVPRF z Policy and Administration M Water and Related Resources Source: CRS, based on Reclamation's FY2021 budget request and proposed and enacted appropriations data. Note: Does not reflect offsetting receipts for the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund (CVPRF). Earm~ ~aran edaat The Water and Related Resources account consists largely of individualprojectfunding lines. Since the 112' Congress, these projects have been subject to earmark moratoriums that restrict Congress fromfunding geographically specific project line items that the Administration did not request. In lieu of these additions, since FY2014, Congress has included additionalfunding in appropriations bills beyondthe President's budgetrequest for selected categories of Reclamation projects. The Administration typically allocates these funds in workplans made available several months after Congress enacts appropriations bills. W orkplans are available at http://www.usbr.gov/budget/. Workplans pursuantto recent enacted appropriations bills have continued the practice ofproviding additional funds for allocation on specific projects. This funding has generally increased over time (Figure 2). For FY2021, the House recommended $389 million for additional Reclamation projects in the following five categories: rural water; water conservation and delivery; environmental restoration or compliance; fish passage and screens; and facilities operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation. The Updated December 9,2020

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