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handle is hein.crs/govedrf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: k s n I Service nic aVn~jth k~i I F ~ let t~ June 15, 2021 Bureau of Reclamation: FY2022 Appropriations Overview The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department ofthe Interior, is responsible for construction and operation of hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in the 17 coterminous western states. These projects provide water to approximately 10 million acres of farmland and 31 million people. Reclamation is the largest wholesale supplier of water in 17 western states and the second-largest hydroelectric power producer in the nation. Reclamation's mission areas and geographic scope are narrowerthan the otherprincipalfederalwaterresource agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Reclamation's role has evolved, and its focus gradually has shifted fromconstruction ofnew water storage projects to operation and maintenance of existing projects. Reclamation also has expanded into new areas, including funding for water supply projects on tribal lands 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 and efficiency, and desalination. Reclamation's Water and Related Resources account funds most agency activities, including construction, operation and maintenance, dams afety, ecosystemres toration, Indian water rights settlements, andmost programmatic and grant authorities. Reclamationtypically alsorequests funding for three smaller accounts: California Bay -Delta Restoration, the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund (which is offset by customerreceipts), and thePolicy and Administration account. FY2021 Appropriations and FY2022 Budget Request President Biden's budget request for FY2022 proposed $1.38 billion in gross current authority (i.e., appropriations before offsets) for Reclamation. In the FY2021 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (Division D of P.L. 116-260), Congress included $1.69 billion in the final enactedbill. This is consistentto prior years, in which the Administration request is commonly less than the final enacted total for Reclamation. Figure 1 showsrecent enacted appropriations levels for Reclamation compared with FY2022 requested funding. Figure 1. Reclamation Appropriations by Account: FY20 1 8-FY202 I and FY2022 Budget Request (nominal $ in millions) Source: Congressional Research Service, based on Reclamation's FY2022 budget requestand FY20 18-FY2021 enacted appropriations. Notes: Req. = Request. Does not reflect offsetting receiptsforthe CentralValley Project Restoration Fund (CVPRF). Earmarks and Reclamation The Water and Related Resources account consists largely of individualprojectfunding lines. During the 112th 16th Congres ses, these projects were subject to earmark moratoriums that restricted Congress fromfunding geographically specific project line items that the Administration did not request. In lieu of these additions, Congress included additional funding amounts for selected categories of Reclamation projects (e.g., additional funding for water conservation and delivery). The Administration allocates thesefunds in workplans made available severalmonths after Congress enacts appropriations bills. Prior work plans are available at http://www.usbr.gov/budget/. Additional funding amounts provided by Congress for Reclamation increased each year fromFY2017 to FY2020 (Figure 2). For FY2021, Congress provided Reclamation with $428 million in additional funding, or slightly less than the FY2020 enacted level for additional funding. In FY2022 appropriations, the 117' Congress has indicated an intent to include some amountofcommunity project funding for agencies; this would be the first site-specific funding provided since the aforementioned moratoriums went into effect. However, it is unclear how many Reclamation projects will receive this funding from Congres s, and/or whether (and to what extent) Congress may continue to provide additional funding amounts at the category levelin a similar manner to recent years. https://crs reports.congress.gc I $1,800 $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $0 ca o o J o $1,40 Ca aB $1,20 De- t a aifornia Bay- Deita SCVPRF Ao Pocy and Administration I Water and Related Resources

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