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handle is hein.crs/govbbqu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: _ .......... 10 gm M ILI Updated November 25, 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 (81 million acres of federal land and 4 million nonfederal). As an agency in the Department of the Interior, NPS receives funding in annual appropriations laws for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Issues for Congress include the total level of NPS appropriations, funding to address NPS's backlog of deferred maintenance, and funding for land acquisition, among others. FY2020 Appropriations The Trump Administration requested $2.742 billion in FY2020 discretionary appropriations for NPS. The request was 15% less than NPS's FY2019 regular appropriation of $3.223 billion, enacted in P.L. 116-6. (For FY2019, P.L. 116-20 also provided $0.128 billion in supplemental funding for NPS to address hurricane and typhoon damage.) The request included reductions for all NPS accounts as compared with FY2019. On June 25, 2019, the House passed H.R. 3055, an FY2020 consolidated appropriations bill with Interior funding. The House Committee on Appropriations had earlier reported a stand-alone Interior bill, H.R. 3052 (H.Rept. 116-100). The House would provide $3.362 billion for NPS, 23% more than requested by the Administration and 4% more than the FY2019 regular appropriation. On October 31, 2019, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 3055, with $3.356 billion for NPS. Earlier, the Senate Appropriations Committee had reported S. 2580 (S.Rept. 116-123). The Senate would provide 22% more than the request and 4% more than the FY2019 regular appropriation. The House and Senate bills include increases for all NPS accounts compared to the Administration's request, as well as increases for most accounts compared to FY2019 regular appropriations in P.L. 116-6 (Table 1). Because FY2020 appropriations were not enacted by the start of the fiscal year, two continuing resolutions, P.L. 116- 59 and P.L. 116-69, have provided continuing appropriations at FY2019 levels through December 20, 2019, or until full-year FY2020 appropriations are enacted. NPS's Appropriations Accounts NPS has six discretionary appropriations accounts (Figure 1). The majority of NPS discretionary appropriations typically have gone to the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS) account to support day-to-day activities, programs, and services at park units. These include resource stewardship, visitor services, park protection, facility operations and maintenance, and administrative costs. Figure I. NPS Appropriations Accounts (percentages reflect FY20 19 regular appropriations) .............. .................. ..................... ...................... ......................... ............................ ............................. .............................. ................................. .................................. ................................... ............................. ..................................... ....................................... ........................................ ......................................... .......................................... ........................................... ........................................... ............................................ ............................................ .............................................. ............................................... ................................................ ................................................. ............................................ ............................................ ............................................ ............................................. .................................................... .............................................. ............................................. ..................................................... ...................................................... ....................................................... ............... ...................................... ................................................. ........... ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................................ ....................................................... .......... xXXXXXXXXXXXX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... ................. .................... . .............. .................... ................................... .............. ............................... ............. ................................................. ............................... ................. ............................... .................. ................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. ................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................... .............................. ................. ................................................ .............................................. ............................................. ............................................. ........................................... .......................................... .......................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - ...................................... .................................... ................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. .............................. 2 Source: H.Rept. 116-9. Figure does not reflect FY2019 supplemental appropriations in P.L. 116-20. Notes: ONPS = Operation of the National Park System. NR&P = National Recreation and Preservation. Table I. NPS Discretionary Appropriations by Account ($ in millions) FY2019 Enacted FY2020 House-Passed % Change Senate-Passed % Change Account (P.L. 116-6) Request H.R. 3055 from FY2019 H.R. 3055 from FY2019 Operation of the Nat'l. Park System 2,502.7 2,425.5 2,647.0 +6% 2,564.6 +2% Construction 364.7 246.3 319.7 -12% 392.2 +8% Land Acquisition and State Assistance 168.4 4.8 208.4 +24% 197.6 +17% Historic Preservation Fund 102.7 32.7 121.7 +19% 113.2 +10% Nat'l. Recreation and Preservation 64.1 32.3 73.5 +15% 68.1 +6% Centennial Challenge 20.0 0 20.0 - 20.0 - LWCF Rescission of Contract Authority - - -28.1 - - - Total 3,222.7 2,741.7 3,362.1 +4% 3,355.6 +4% Sources: H.Rept. 116-9; NPS FY2020 budget request; H.Rept. 116-100; S.Rept. 116-123. LWCF = Land and Water Conservation Fund.

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