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handle is hein.crs/govegai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: L Congressional Research Service ~ Inforriing the LegisIlivedeb to since 1914 Updated March 28, 2022 Bureau of Reclamation: FY2022 Appropriations Overview The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), part of the Department of the Interior, is responsible for construction and operation of hundreds of large dams and water diversion structures in the 17 western reclamation states designated in statute by Congress. These projects provide water to approximately 10 million acres of farmland and 31 million people. Reclamation is the largest wholesale supplier of water in these 17 states and the second-largest hydroelectric power producer in the nation. Reclamation's mission areas and geographic scope are narrower than the other principal federal water resource agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Reclamation has evolved, and its focus has shifted from construction of new 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 water reuse and recycling, conservation and efficiency, and desalination. Reclamation's Water and Related Resources account funds most agency activities, including construction, operation and maintenance, dam safety, ecosystem restoration, Indian water rights settlements, and most 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 offset by customer receipts), and Policy and Administration. FY2022 Budget Request and Appropriations Action The Administration request is commonly less than the final enacted total for Reclamation. For FY2022, President Biden requested $1.53 billion in gross current authority (i.e., appropriations before offsets) for Reclamation. H.R. 4502, the House-passed appropriations bill that included Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (in Division C), contained $1.95 billion for Reclamation. S. 2605, as reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee, included $1.99 billion for Reclamation. The final enacted bill, P.L. 117-103, Division D, included $1.90 billion. Figure 1 shows enacted appropriations levels since FY2014 for Reclamation's Water and Related Resources Account, as well as its other smaller accounts, compared with the FY2022 levels. Also, in October 2021, Congress enacted $8.30 billion in supplemental appropriations for various Reclamation programs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58). This funding is to be made available in equal installments for each of the five fiscal years from FY2022 to FY2026 (i.e., $1.66 billion per year). Figure I. Reclamation Appropriations: FY20 1 4-FY2022 (nominal $ in millions) $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $soo $500 $o N Water and Related Resources All Other Accounts Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS) based on FY2014- FY2022 enacted appropriations, the FY2022 budget request, and FY2022 Appropriations Committee data. Notes: Does not reflect supplemental funding; also does not reflect offsetting receipts for the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund. Earmarks and Reclamation The Water and Related Resources account consists largely of individual project funding lines. During the 112th1 116th Congresses, Reclamation appropriations were subject to general earmark moratoriums that restricted Congress from funding geographically specific project line items not requested by the Administration. Instead, Congress included additional funding amounts for selected categories of Reclamation projects, typically in five categories: Rural Water, Water Conservation & Delivery, Environmental Restoration and Compliance, Fish Passage/Fish Screens, and Facilities Maintenance and Rehabilitation. The Administration recommended allocations of these funds for specific projects in work plans made available several months after enactment of the appropriations bills. (Work plans are available at http://www.usbr.gov/budget/.) For FY2022 Reclamation appropriations, Congress included the first earmarks since the I I Congress. Congress also continued to fund the aforementioned additional funding categories, albeit at lower levels than for FY2018-FY2021 (Figure 2). :ips:/ crsreports.cong ress.

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