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handle is hein.crs/govefyg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Con gressionaI Research Sentk informing Ih legisatve dIebate sne 1914 Updated November 29, 2021 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. Because FY2022 appropriations had not been enacted at the start of the fiscal year on October 1, 2021, BLM is receiving appropriations under a short-term continuing resolution (CR) (P.L. 117-43, Division A). The CR generally extends appropriations at the FY2021 levels through December 3, 2021. For FY2022, President Biden requested $1,620.5 million for BLM-$310.9 million (24%) more than the FY2021 enacted level 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) 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. This was $284.9 million (22%) over the FY2021 enacted level. On October 18, 2021, the Senate Appropriations Committee Chair released a Senate Committee Majority Draft (SCMD) bill and draft explanatory statement with $1,541.0 billion for BLM. This was $231.4 million (18%) over FY2021. On October 20, 2021, S. 3034 was introduced reflecting the SCMD text; no further action has been taken. 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. For FY2022, 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 whether to enact related Biden Administration proposals. Approprations Accounts Table 1 shows FY2021 enacted amounts and FY2022 amounts requested by the Biden Administration passed by the House and included in the SCMD. 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. For FY2022, the Biden Administration, House, and SCMD supported increases over FY2021 enacted appropriations for this account of $271.8 million (23%), $249.9 million (21%), and $192.3 million (16%), respectively. (Program comparisons below do not reflect an FY2021 general rescission of $13.0 million for this account, because the allocation among programs is not readily available.) The Biden Administration expressed that FY2022 increases 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 Administration's request, House-passed bill, and SCMD seek to increase funding (by differing amounts in most cases) for most programs including rangelands, recreation, national conservation lands, and others addressed below. For wild horse and burro management, the Administration requested $152.6 million, the House approved $162.1 million, and the SCMD contained $151.6 million; the FY2021 enacted level was $115.7 million. The number of wild horses and burros on BLM lands is 86,189, more than triple the appropriate management level (AML)-the level that the range can support, as determined by BLM-of 26,785. An additional 56,676 animals are being managed by BLM off-range. The FY2022 request included increases for actions to achieve AML, including increased wild horse and burro removal from the range, holding in off-range facilities, and fertility control. For wildlife and aquatic habitat management, the Administration sought $237.0 million, the House approved $232.7 million, and the SCMD contained $219.8 million; the FY2021 enacted level was $188.5 million. Portions of the Administration's requested increase were intended for threatened and endangered species and for enhancing landscape function and connectivity. For energy and minerals management, the Administration requested $248.9 million, the House approved $241.2 million, and the SCMD contained $243.5 million; the FY2021 enacted level was $198.6 million. The FY2022 request proposed increases for activities such as oil and gas management; remediation of Alaska legacy wells; and development of renewable energy, including establishment of renewable energy coordination offices.

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