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handle is hein.crs/govbapk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: , ,'Congressional Research Service Info rrm g the Jgslatie debate since 1914 U.S. EPA FY2020 Appropriations EPA FY2020 Proposed Appropriations As passed by the House on June 25, 2019, Division C of the five-bill omnibus appropriations bill H.R. 3055 included FY2020 funding for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, which includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Reported June 3, 2019, Title II of H.R. 3052 (H.Rept. 116-100)-the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, 2020-provided the foundation for the funding for EPA included in H.R. 3055. Title II of Division C in H.R. 3055 would provide $9.53 billion for EPA for FY2020, $3.31 billion (53.1%) above the FY2020 request of $6.22 billion and $264.2 million (28.5%) more than the FY2019 total enacted appropriations of $9.26 billion after rescissions. The FY2019 enacted total included $8.85 billion in Division Title II and Title IV E of P.L. 116-6 enacted February 15, 2019, and $414.0 million in emergency supplemental appropriations in Title VII of P.L. 116-20 enacted June 6, 2019. Figure 1 presents trends in requested and enacted appropriations for EPA since FY2008 through FY2019 and proposed for FY2020. Figure I. EPA Requested and Enacted Appropriations: FY2008-FY2019, FY2020 Requested, and H.R. 3055 (Not Adjusted for Inflation) Nominal $ in billions Requested *Enacted (indludes 2009 $12 Recovery Act) HR 3055 $8 j $4 k k lk k k 4C f< k k .k- kk Source: CRS using information from the Congressional Record; House, Senate, and conference reports; and EPA's FY2020 Congressional Budget Justification. Enacted amounts reflect rescissions and supplemental appropriations, including $7.22 billion for EPA in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5). Unlike recent proposed and enacted appropriations, H.R. 3055 does not include rescissions of unobligated balances for EPA. The President's FY2020 request proposed a $337.0 million rescission, and P.L. 116-6 rescinded a total of $210.5 million in unobligated balances for FY2019. The funding in H.R. 3055 would generally support the existing federal and state framework for implementing and enforcing requirements under multiple federal pollution control statutes. The bill would not approve the President's request to eliminate funding for certain programs and activities or to return some federal responsibilities to states. EPA Appropriations Accounts More than a dozen federal laws authorize EPA operations. Funding is annually appropriated to EPA among 10 accounts established by Congress over time: State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), Environmental Programs and Management (EPM), Hazardous Substance Superfund (Superfund), Science and Technology (S&T), Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program, Buildings and Facilities, Office of Inspector General, Inland Oil Spill Program, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund, and Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program. As indicated in Figure 2, the proportional distribution of funding among these accounts has remained similar over the past decade. H.R. 3055 would fund each account generally at the FY2019 level or greater. Figure 2. EPA Appropriations by Account: FY2008- FY2019 Enacted, FY2020 Requested, and H.R. 3055 (Not Adjusted for Inflation) Nominal $ in billions $16 N STAG EPM Superfund S&T E Other Accts. (includes FY2009 Recovery Act) $12 I--FY2ZQ0-I $0' Source: Prepared by CRS using information from the Congressional Record; House, Senate, and conference committee reports; and EPA's FY2020 Congressional Budget Justification. Enacted amounts include supplemental appropriations-including $7.22 billion for EPA in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) and across-the-board rescissions-but do not include additional rescissions of prior-year funds among specific accounts. The STAG and EPM accounts have received the largest share of funding, followed by the Superfund and S&T accounts. The STAG account funds grants for water tps://crreporscongressgov 0 July 31, 2019

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