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handle is hein.crs/govehwm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Informing rsiona! Researet, Service heled Iltive cI bat since 1914 0 June 22, 2022 Forest Service: FY2023 Appropriations The Forest Service (FS) is responsible for managing 193 million acres of land in the National Forest System (NFS); conducting forestry research; and providing assistance to state, local, private, and international forest owners. FS is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, but it receives discretionary appropriations through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Congress appropriated $10.847 billion in total FY2022 discretionary appropriations for FS (see Table 1 and Figure 1), reflecting regular-enacted funding of $5.700 billion, $2.120 billion provided pursuant to the wildfire adjustment, and $3.026 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11974, Forest Service: FY2022 Appropriations. FY2023 Appropriations Budget Request The Biden Administration requested $8.951 billion in total FY2023 discretionary appropriations for FS (see Table 1). Not including supplemental appropriations, this amount would be an increase of $1.131 billion (14%) from FY2022 enacted appropriations. FS also estimated $1.249 billion in mandatory appropriations and transfers for FS for FY2023, the same amount as estimated for FY2022. These mandatory appropriations and transfers are derived from and used for various sources and purposes, including land acquisition funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF; 54 U.S.C. §200301). The LWCF funding was discretionary through FY2020 but was made mandatory beginning in FY2021 in the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA; P.L. 116-152). FS estimates $218.2 million in mandatory funding from LWCF for FY2023. GAOA also authorized a transfer of mandatory appropriations from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) to FS. FS estimates $285.0 million in mandatory funding from the LRF for FY2023. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF11636, The Great American Outdoors Act (P.L. 116-152). Supplemental Appropriations P.L. 117-43 contained $1.360 billion in emergency- designated supplemental funding for FY2022 for FS for disaster relief. In addition, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58, Division J, Title VI) provided FS with $5.447 billion in emergency-designated supplemental appropriations in total from FY2022 through FY2026. For FY2022, IIJA provided $1.666 billion to several FS accounts for ecosystem restoration and wildfire risk reduction purposes. For FY2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, IIJA provides for $945.2 million in supplemental appropriations (see Table 1). The FY2023 spending plan for these funds is available as an appendix to FS's FY2023 Budget Justification. Table 1. Forest Service (FS) Discretionary Appropriations, by Account ($ in millions) FY2022 FY2023 Account Reg. Suppl. Total Enacted Request Suppl. Enacted Wildland Fire Management (WFM) $2,005.1 $552.2 $2,557.3 $2,678.7 $36.0 Wildfire Adjustment 2,120.0 - 2,120.0 2,210.0 - Total WFM and Wildfire Adjustment 4,125.1 552.2 4,677.3 4,888.7 36.0 National Forest System (NFS) 1,866.5 1,444.8 3,311.3 2,180.9 529.8 Forest Service Operations (FSO) 1,069.1 105.0 1,174.1 1,112.7 - Forest and Rangeland Research (FRR) 296.6 27.0 323.6 317.8 2.0 State and Private Forestry (SPF) 315.2 355.4 670.6 307.0 305.4 Capital Improvement& Maintenance (CIM) 144.0 542.0 686.0 140.4 72.0 Other 3.7 - 3.7 3.7 - Total, Without Wildfire Adjustment 5,700.3 3,026.4 8,726.6 6,741.0 945.2 Total, with Wildfire Adjustment 7,820.3 - 10,846.6 8,951.0 - Source: CRS, with information from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, P.L. 1 17-103, P.L. 117-43, and P.L. 117-58. Notes: Reg. reflects appropriations provided in P.L. 117-103. Suppl. reflects supplemental appropriations provided in P.L. 117-43 (FY2022 only) and P.L. 117-58 (FY2022 and FY2023). Figures reflect rescissions, cancellations, and deferrals. Column totals may not add due to rounding.

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