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handle is hein.crs/goveefk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ir~ h i~P a 9 August3,2021 Bureau of Land Management: FY2022 Appropriations The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), manages 244 million acres offederalland, nearly allin the West. Under its multiple-use mission, BLM manages lands for diverse purposes, including livestock grazing, energy development, recreation, and conservation. The agency also administers onshore federalenergy and mineralresources generally. For FY2022, President Biden requested $1,620.5 million for BLM, which was $310.9 million (24%) more than the FY2021 enacted appropriation of $1,309.6 million (P.L. 116-260, Division G). On July 6, 2021, the House Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 4372 (H.Rept. 117-83) containing $1,594.6 million; this was $284.9 million (22%) overtheFY2021 enacted leveland$25.9 million (2%)less than requestedby the President for FY2022. On July 29, 2021, the House passed H.R 4502, an omnibus appropriations measure with funding in Division E for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Amendments agreed to by the House did notappear to alter funding levels for BLM accounts andprograms reported by the House Appropriations Committee; thus, those funding levels are reflected here as passedby the House. BLM discretionary appropriations generally are provided in Title I of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations laws. Mandatory (permanent) appropriations also are provided to BLM under various statutes within the jurisdiction of authorizing committees. BLM mandatory appropriations were estimated at $297.0 million for FY2021 and $320.8 million for FY2022. ForFY2022, issues for Congress include determining the amount of funding to provide BLM accounts and activities and the terms and conditions of such funding, as well as whetherto enact related Biden Administration proposals. Appropriations Accounts Table 1 shows amounts enacted for FY2021, requested by the Biden Administration for FY2022, and passed by the House for FY2022. Management of Lands and Resources. The largest account-Management of Lands and Resources-funds diverse programs including energy and minerals, wild horses andburros, rangelands, wildlife and fisheries, facility maintenance, resource protection, law enforcement, and recreation. For FY2022, both the Biden Administration and the House supported increases overFY2021 enacted appropriations for this account, of $271.8 million (23%) and $249.9 million (21%), respectively. (See Table 1.) Program comparisons herein donotreflect an FY2021 general rescis sionof$13.0 million for this account, because the agency allocation among activities and programs is not available in published budget documents. The Biden Administration expres sed that increases for FY2022 were intended to support several goals. These goals included enhancing restoration and conservation of BLM lands, fostering conservation of30% of the nation's lands and waters by 2030, addressing climate change, improving equitable access to the outdoors, and strengthening the economy, in part by creating jobs. (The Interior Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2022, p. BH-7.) Both the FY2022 Administration's request andthe House- passedbill seekto increasefunding formost programs over FY2021 enactedlevels.For wild horse andburro management, the Administration requested $152.6 million and the House approved $162.1 million; the FY2021 enactedlevelwas $115.7 million. The number of wild horses andburros on BLM lands is 86,189, more than triple the appropriate management level (AML)-the level that the range can support, as determinedby BLM-of 26,785. An additional 50,030 animals are being managed by BLM off-range. The FY2022 increase would be for the Administration's plan to achieve AML and includes $11.0 million for fertility controlresearch and administration, according to the House Appropriations Committee. For wildlife and aquatic habitat management, the Administration requested $237.0 million and the House approved $232.7 million; the FY2021 enacted level was $188.5 million. Increases were includedforenhancing landscapefunction and connectivity,partly to address climate change, and improving water quality and quantity. For energy and minerals management, the Adminis tration requested $248.9 million and the House approved $241.2 million; the FY2021 enacted level was $198.6 million. Increases were included for remediation in the Naval PetroleumReserve, Alaska, ofAlaska legacy wells left by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Geological Survey; remediation in several states oforphanedoiland gas wells, which have no liable party and insufficient bond coverage for plugging and reclamation; restoration of mineral material sites; and development ofrenewable energy, including establishment ofrenewable energy coordination offices. For resource protection and maintenance, the Administration requested $189.4 million and the House approved $177.8 million; the FY2021 enacted levelwas $133.2 million. Increases were included to augment inventory, monitoring, and analysis of landscape status and trends as ecological systems adapt to changes; to revise ttps ://crs reps

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