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handle is hein.crs/govefyf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Con gressional Research Sernt Informing helegisIltive d bate s'no 1914 S Updated May 16, 2022 Bureau of Land Management: FY2022 Appropriations The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), manages 244 million acres of federal land, nearly all in 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 federal energy and mineral resources generally. On March 15, 2022, FY2022 appropriations for BLM of $1,410.9 million were enacted in P.L. 117-103, Division G. (Also for FY2022, P.L. 117-43 provided BLM with $1.2 million in emergency supplemental appropriations to address certain natural disasters.) From the start of FY2022 on October 1, 2021, until regular appropriation were enacted, Congress had provided BLM with continuing appropriations at the FY2021 level. The FY2022 BLM appropriation of $1,410.9 million was $101.3 million (8%) over the FY2021 appropriation of $1,309.6 million (in P.L. 116-260, Division G). It was less than the FY2022 amounts requested by the President, passed by the House, and included in a draft released by the Senate Appropriations Committee Chair. The President requested $1,620.5 million. On July 6, 2021, the House Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 4372 (H.Rept. 117-83) with $1,594.6 million for BLM. On July 29, 2021, the House passed H.R. 4502, an omnibus appropriations measure, with the same amount. On October 18, 2021, the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee released a Senate Committee Majority Draft (SCMD) bill and draft explanatory statement with $1,541.0 million for BLM. On October 20, 2021, S. 3034 was introduced reflecting the SCMD text; no further action was taken on the bill. BLM discretionary appropriations are provided in Title I of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations laws. Mandatory (permanent) appropriations are provided to BLM under various statutes within the jurisdiction of authorizing committees. The Department of the Interior estimated BLM mandatory appropriations at $541.7 million for FY2022. This total does not include $95.0 million for BLM deferred maintenance (discussed below). For FY2022, issues for Congress included determining the amount of funding to provide BLM accounts and activities and the terms and conditions of such funding, as well as whether to enact related Biden Administration proposals. Appropriatons Accounts For each BLM account, Table 1 shows FY2021 enacted amounts and FY2022 amounts requested by the Biden Administration, passed by the House, included in the SCMD, and enacted. Management of Lands and Resources. The largest account-Management of Lands and Resources-funds diverse programs including energy and minerals, wild horses and burros, rangelands, wildlife and fisheries, facility maintenance, law enforcement, and recreation. The FY2022 appropriations law included $1,257.6 million for this account-6% over FY2021. The President's request, House, and SCMD supported higher increases for FY2022. (Program comparisons below do not reflect an FY2021 general rescission of $13.0 million.) The Biden Administration expressed that increases proposed for FY2022 were intended to support several goals. These goals included enhancing restoration and conservation of BLM lands, fostering conservation of 30% 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). The FY2022 appropriations law, Administration's request, House, and SCMD contained increased funding (by differing amounts in most cases) for most programs, including rangelands, recreation, national conservation lands, and others addressed below. The FY2022 enacted amounts generally were lower than the FY2022 amounts supported by the Administration, House, and SCMD. For wild horse and burro management, the FY2022 appropriation was $137.1 million-18% over the FY2021 level of $115.7 million. The Administration requested $152.6 million, the House approved $162.1 million, and the SCMD contained $151.6 million. There are 82,384 wild horses and burros on BLM lands, more than triple the appropriate management level (AML)-the level that the range can support, as determined by BLM-of 26,785. BLM manages an additional 58,942 animals off-range. The explanatory statement for the FY2022 enacted bill specified that up to $11.0 million of the total was for reversible fertility control, as part of a population control strategy. It also directed or encouraged BLM to remove excess animals from the range, secure less costly and longer-term off-range facilities to care for animals, and leverage funding through public-private partnerships, among other actions. For wildlife and aquatic habitat management, the FY2022 appropriation was $197.7 million. This appropriation was 5% over the FY2021 level of $188.5 million and included an increase for threatened and endangered species. The Administration sought $237.0 million, the House passed $232.7 million, and the SCMD contained $219.8 million. For energy and minerals management, the enacted appropriation was $216.5 million, an increase of 9% over

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