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Updated November 19, 2021
Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2022
Three entities in the Department of the Interior (DOI) share
responsibility for managing the nation's ocean energy
resources on almost 2.5 billion acres of the U.S. outer
continental shelf (OCS). The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) administers offshore energy leasing
and mineral development; the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) oversees offshore
operational safety and environmental protection; and the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) manages
public revenues from federally regulated offshore and
onshore energy and natural resource projects. BOEM,
BSEE, and ONRR receive appropriations in the annual
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations
bill. Issues include determining the aggregate and program-
level appropriations for each entity.
On July 6, 2021, the House Committee on Appropriations
reported an FY2022 Interior appropriations bill, H.R. 4372
(H.Rept. 117-83), with funding for BOEM, BSEE, and
ONRR. On July 29, 2021, the House passed H.R. 4502, a
consolidated appropriations bill with the same amounts for
the three entities. On October 18, 2021, the Senate
Appropriations Committee chair released a majority draft
bill, later introduced as S. 3034, with FY2022 funding for
BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR. Because FY2022
appropriations were not enacted by the start of the fiscal
year, a continuing resolution, P.L. 117-43, provides
appropriations at FY2021 levels through December 3, 2021,
or until full-year appropriations are enacted.
Total budget authority for BOEM and BSEE includes both
discretionary appropriations and offsetting collections
derived from a portion of OCS rental receipts, cost-
recovery fees, and (for BSEE) inspection fees. The
discretionary appropriations for each fiscal year are reduced
by the amount of eligible fees and receipts collected, so that
the final amount appropriated to each agency is the net of
those collections. Discussions of account- and activity-level
funding in the sections below refer to total budget authority,
regardless of offsets. ONRR's funding does not include
offsetting collections.
BOEM Appropriations
The Biden Administration requested $227.8 million in total
BOEM budget authority for FY2022 (Table 1). This was an
18% increase over the total FY2021 budget authority of
$192.8 million provided in P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021. House-passed H.R. 4502 would
provide $223.9 million in total FY2022 budget authority for
BOEM, 16% more than FY2021 and 2% less than requested
by the Administration. S. 3034 would provide BOEM with
total budget authority of $227.8 million, the same as the
request and 18% more than FY2021. The total budget
authority consists of discretionary appropriations and
offsetting collections (see below).
BOEM's funding is contained in a single budget account,
titled Ocean Energy Management. Within this account, the
Conventional Energy budget activity ($60.5 million
FY2021; $62.3 million FY2022 request and S. 3034; $58.5
million H.R. 4502) funds administration of oil and gas
leasing, including the development of forward-looking five-
year leasing programs. BOEM sought a funding increase
primarily to support fixed costs such as health and
retirement benefits.
The Renewable Energy activity ($28.5 million FY2021;
$45.8 million FY2022 request, S. 3034, and H.R. 4502)
supports BOEM's management of renewable ocean energy
resources. BOEM requested added funding to boost its
workforce capacity and invest in research and stakeholder
engagement. The House committee report urge[d] BOEM
to continue its engagement with states, local communities,
and other stakeholders. A draft explanatory statement from
the Senate committee directed consulting early and often
with the commercial fishing industry and others.
Table 1. BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR Appropriations, FY2021 and FY2022
($ millions)
FY2021 Enacted FY2022 House-Passed House Bill % Change Senate Senate Bill % Change
Agency (P.L. 116-260) Request H.R. 4502 from FY2021 S. 3034 from FY2021
BOEM Total Budget Authority 192.8 227.8 223.9 +16% 227.8 +18%
BOEM Net Appropriation 127.8 184.8 180.9 +42% 184.8 +45%
BSEE Total Budget Authority 198.7 253.4 228.4 +15% 252.7 +27%
BSEE Net Appropriation 125.1 195.4 170.4 +36% 194.7 +56%
ONRR Total Appropriation 148.5 169.6 153.5 +3% 169.6 +14%
Source: Data from House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
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