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handle is hein.crs/goveaqe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: s lnfrrni g e gisltv deaesr(11 Updated March 20, 2019 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) FY2019 Appropriations Enacted February 15, 2019, Division E of P.L. 116-6, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2019, provided funding for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, including a total of $8.85 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Titles II and IV combined. After rescissions, Title II provided $8.06 billion for EPA, and Title IV appropriated an additional $791.0 million for EPA water infrastructure program priorities and Superfund emergency response, removal, and remedial actions at eligible sites. Prior to enactment of P.L. 116-6, Congress passed multiple appropriations bills during the 115th and 116th Congresses that included funding for EPA. At the beginning of FY2019, EPA and certain other departments and agencies operated under a series of continuing resolutions until an intervening lapse in appropriations after December 21, 2018. EPA thereafter operated under its shutdown contingency plans until another continuing resolution provided funding from January 25, 2019, until the enactment of P.L. 116-6 on February 15, 2019. Figure 1 illustrates requested and enacted appropriations for EPA since FY2008 through FY2019, including rescissions. Figure I. EPA Requested and Enacted Appropriations FY2008-FY2019 (Not Adjusted for Inflation) Nominal $ in billions $16 Requested U Enacted (includes 2009 Recovery Act) $12 $8 $4 Source: CRS using information from the Congressional Record; House, Senate, and conference reports; and EPA's FY2013 Operating Plan. Enacted amounts reflect rescissions and supplemental appropriations, including $7.22 billion for EPA in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). The FY2019 enacted appropriations is $2.66 billion (43%) above the President's FY2019 request of $6.19 billion and $38.2 million (0.4%) less than the total $8.89 billion FY2018 enacted appropriations. The FY2018 enacted total included $8.82 billion in Title II and Title IV of Division G of P.L. 115-141, enacted March 23, 2018, and $63.2 million for EPA in emergency supplemental appropriations to address impacts of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in Division B, Subdivision 1, of P.L. 115-123, enacted February 9, 2018. P.L. 116-6 and the President's FY2019 request included rescissions of EPA unobligated balances in varying amounts: $210.5 million in P.L. 116-6 and $220.5 million in the request. For FY2018, P.L. 115-141 rescinded $148.8 million in unobligated balances. EPA Appropriations Accounts More than a dozen federal laws authorize EPA operations. Funding is annually appropriated to EPA among 10 accounts established by Congress over time: State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), Environmental Programs and Management (EPM), Hazardous Substance Superfund (Superfund), Science and Technology (S&T), Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program, Buildings and Facilities, Office of Inspector General, Inland Oil Spill Program, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund, and Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program. As indicated in Figure 2, the proportional distribution of funding among these accounts has remained similar for more than a decade with the exception of FY2009. Figure 2. EPA Appropriations by Account FY2008- FY2019 Enacted (Not Adjusted For Inflation) Nominai $ in billions $16 U STAG EPM Superfund S&T U' Other Accts. ncludes 2009 Recover y Act) $8 $4 $0. Source: CRS using information from the Congressional Record; House, Senate, and conference committee reports; and EPA's FY2013 Operating Plan. Enacted amounts include supplemental appropriations but does not reflect rescissions. The STAG and EPM accounts have received the largest share of funding, followed by the Superfund and S&T accounts. The STAG account funds grants for water infrastructure programs, brownfields site assessment and remediation, diesel emissions reduction, targeted airsheds, and categorical grants to states and tribes for implementing federal pollution control programs. The EPM account funds other grants and cross-cutting activities. The Superfund account funds environmental remediation of priority sites designated for federal attention in coordination with states. The S&T account funds scientific research to inform agency regulatory decisions. $12 ttps://crsreports.congress.gov

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