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handle is hein.crs/goveftw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Informing the legislative debate since 1914 Updated May 17, 2022 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. FY2022 appropriations for BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR were contained in P.L. 117-103, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, enacted on March 15, 2022. Because appropriations were not enacted by the start of the fiscal year, several continuing resolutions had earlier provided appropriations at FY2021 levels. Also, on July 29, 2021, the House had passed H.R. 4502 with FY2022 consolidated appropriations (also see H.Rept. 117-83 on H.R. 4372, an earlier stand-alone House bill). On October 18, 2021, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations released a majority draft bill, later introduced as S. 3034, with appropriations for Interior and related agencies. 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. P.L. 117-103 provided $206.7 million in total FY2021 budget authority for BOEM, 7% more than the FY2021 total budget authority and 11% less than requested by the Administration. House-passed H.R. 4502 would have provided $223.9 million, and S. 3034 contained $227.8 million. 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; $60.5 million enacted) funds administration of oil and gas leasing, including the development of forward-looking five-year leasing programs. BOEM had 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; $36.8 million enacted) supports BOEM's management of renewable ocean energy resources. BOEM requested added funding to boost its workforce capacity and invest in research and stakeholder engagement. The joint explanatory statement for P.L. 117- 103 directed BOEM to consult early and often with the commercial fishing industry and other stakeholders on offshore wind siting decisions and to partner with cooperating federal agencies on these decisions. Table 1. BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR Appropriations, FY2021 and FY2022 ($ millions) FY2021 Enacted FY2022 House-Passed Senate FY2022 Enacted % Change from Agency (P.L. 116-260) Request H.R.4502 S.3034 (P.L.117-103) FY2021 BOEM Total Budget Authority 192.8 227.8 223.9 227.8 206.7 +7% BOEM Net Appropriation 127.8 184.8 180.9 184.8 163.7 +28% BSEE Total Budget Authority 198.7 253.4 228.4 252.7 210.9 +6% BSEE Net Appropriation 125.1 195.4 170.4 194.7 155.9 +25% ONRR Total Appropriation 148.5 169.6 153.5 169.6 169.6 +14% Source: Data from House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; joint explanatory statement for P.L. I 17-103. Notes: Net appropriations reflect estimated reductions to discretionary appropriations based on offsetting collections. ittps://crsreports.congress.gov

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