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handle is hein.crs/goveknx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Informing &ssonaI Re earch Servi ce heled Iltive I bAm £ Since 1914 Updated February 10, 2023 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. The FS also receives mandatory appropriations, estimated by the agency at $1.25 billion for FY2023 (including transfers). FY2023 Appropriations Budget Request The Biden Administration requested $8.95 billion in total FY2023 discretionary appropriations for FS (see Table 1). This amount would have been an increase of $1.13 billion (14%) from FY2022 regular enacted appropriations. FY2023 Enacted Appropriations Congress appropriated $10.08 billion in total FY2023 discretionary appropriations for FS, reflecting regular enacted funding of $4.86 billion, $2.21 billion provided pursuant to a wildfire adjustment (see below), and $3.00 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations (see Table 1, Table 2, and Figure 1). Combined, the regular enacted funding and the wildfire adjustment total $7.07 billion, which reflects a decrease of $746.4 million from FY2022 appropriations. The regular enacted funding and wildfire adjustment were provided in P.L. 117-328, Division G. The FY2023 emergency-designated supplemental appropriations were provided in two laws (see Table 2). First, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, P.L. 117-58, Division J) provided FS with $5.45 billion in total from FY2022 through FY2026. For FY2023 (and each fiscal year thereafter), the portion was $945.2 million in advance emergency appropriations. Second, the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117- 328, Division N) provided $510.0 million to several FS accounts for expenses related to wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters in previous years and $1.55 billion to FS for wildfire suppression purposes. Regular FY2023 appropriations were not enacted by the start of the fiscal year, but continuing resolutions provided funding at the FY2022 levels until enactment of full year appropriations on December 29, 2022. Table 1. Forest Service (FS) Discretionary Appropriations, by Account ($ in millions) FY2023 Enacted H-Passed S- Intro. Account FY2022 Request H.R. 8294 S. 4686 Reg. Suppl. Total Wildland Fire Management (WFM) $2,005.1 $2,678.7 $2,678.7 $2,604.7 $946.0 $1,582.0 $2,528.0 Wildfire Adjustment 2,120.0 2,210.0 2,210.0 2,210.0 2,210.0 - 2,210.0 Total WFM and Wildfire Adjustment 4,125.1 4,888.7 4,888.7 4,814.7 3,156.0 1,582.0 4,738.0 National Forest System (NFS) 1,866.5 2,175.9 1,997.7 1,899.7 1,974.4 739.8 2,714.2 Forest Service Operations (FSO) 1,069.1 1,112.7 1,112.7 1,112.7 1,152.7 - 1,152.7 State and Private Forestry (SPF) 315.2 307.0 332.6 323.2 337.8 453.4 791.1 Capital Improvement& Maintenance (CIM) 144.0 140.4 146.2 139.0 142.0 222.0 364.0 Forest and Rangeland Research (FRR) 296.6 317.8 360.4 302.8 307.3 4.0 311.3 Other 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 - 3.7 FY2022 Supplemental Funding 3,026.4 - - - - - - Total, Without Wildfire Adjustment 8,726.7 6,736.0 6,631.8 6,385.8 4,863.8 3,001.2 7,865.0 Total, with Wildfire Adjustment 10,846.7 8,946.0 8,841.8 8,595.8 7,073.8 - 10,075.0 Source: CRS, with information from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and other budget documents. Notes: FY2022 Supplemental Funding reflects emergency appropriations provided in P.L. 117-43 and P.L. 117-58. FY2023 Reg. Enacted reflects appropriations provided in P.L. 117-328, Division G. FY2023 Suppl. Enacted reflects emergency appropriations provided in P.L. 117-58 and P.L. 117-328, Division N. Figures reflect rescissions, cancellations, and deferrals. Totals may not add due to rounding.

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