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handle is hein.crs/govzhh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Co gresinlRsac evc April 10, 2019 National Park Service: FY2020 Appropriations The National Park Service (NPS) administers the National Park System, which includes 419 units valued for their natural, cultural, and recreational importance and covers 85 million acres of land (81 million federally owned acres and 4 million nonfederal acres). NPS typically receives funding in annual appropriations laws for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Issues for Congress include the aggregate level of NPS appropriations, funding to address the agency's backlog of deferred maintenance, and funding for land acquisition, among others. FY2020 Budget Request The Trump Administration requested $2.742 billion in discretionary appropriations for NPS for FY2020. The request is 15% less than the FY2019 NPS appropriation of $3.223 billion enacted in P.L. 116-6, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2019. The FY2020 request includes reductions for all NPS accounts as compared with FY2019. The Administration also estimates $0.733 billion in mandatory appropriations for NPS for FY2020, a decrease of 4% from estimated NPS mandatory funding for FY2019. NPS's mandatory appropriations come from entrance and recreation fees, concessioner fees, donations, and other sources, and are used for a variety of specified purposes, including deferred maintenance. NPS's Appropriations Accounts NPS has six discretionary appropriations accounts (Figure 1 and Table 1). The high majority of NPS discretionary appropriations typically have gone to the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS) account to support the day- to-day activities, programs, and services of the park system. These include resource stewardship, visitor services, park protection, facility operations and maintenance, and administrative costs. NPS's Construction account covers rehabilitation and replacement of existing facilities as well as new construction. In recent years, the agency has planned no new facility construction, in order to prioritize deferred maintenance. NPS prioritizes projects based on mission factors and cost-benefit considerations. The account also covers other construction activities and planning functions. Figure I. NPS Appropriations Accounts (percentages reflect FY20 I 9 appropriations) Source: H.Rept. 116-9. Notes: ONPS = Operation of the National Park System. NR&P = National Recreation and Preservation. Funding for the Land Acquisition and State Assistance (LASA) account comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF; 54 U.S.C. §§200301 et seq.), the primary funding source for the federal land management agencies to acquire lands. For more information on the LWCF, see CRS Report RL33531, Land and Water Conservation Fund: Overview, Funding History, and Issues. The account covers both NPS's own acquisitions- typically consisting of nonfederal inholdings inside the boundaries of national park units-and NPS grants to states for outdoor recreation needs. Table I. NPS Discretionary Appropriations by Account ($ in millions) FY2019 Enacted Account (P.L. 116-6) FY2020 Request % Change from FY2019 Operation of the National Park System 2,502.7 2,425.5 -3% Construction 364.7 246.3 -33% Land Acquisition and State Assistance 168.4 4.8a -97% Historic Preservation Fund 102.7 32.7 -68% National Recreation and Preservation 64.1 32.3 -50% Centennial Challenge 20.0 0 -100% Total 3,222.7 2,741.7 -15% Source: H.Rept. 116-9; NPS FY2020 budget justification. Column totals may not sum precisely due to rounding. a. Amount reflects a request of $14.8 million in new budget authority offset by a $10.0 million rescission of unobligated balances. ttps://crsreports.congress.go,

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