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handle is hein.crs/govennz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Iifcrning the Iegislative debate since 1914 National Park Service: FY2024 Appropriations The National Park Service (NPS) administers the National Park System, which includes 425 units valued for their natural, cultural, and recreational importance. System lands cover 81 million federal acres and 4 million nonfederal acres. As part of the Department of the Interior (DOI), NPS receives funding in annual appropriations laws for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Selected issues for Congress include the overall staffing levels supported by NPS appropriations, funding to address NPS's backlog of deferred maintenance, allocations for NPS land acquisition, and funds for NPS assistance to nonfederal entities. FY2024 Appropriations The Biden Administration requested $3.764 billion in FY2024 discretionary appropriations for NPS. The request was 8% higher than NPS's FY2023 appropriation of $3.475 billion in P.L. 117-328, Division G. (This FY2023 total does not include $1.500 billion provided in P.L. 117-328, Division N, as supplemental funding in response to natural disasters.) The FY2024 request included increases for some accounts and level funding or reductions for others compared with FY2023 (Table 1). NPS also estimated $1.200 billion in mandatory appropriations for FY2024, a decrease of 2% from estimated NPS mandatory funding for FY2023. These mandatory appropriations come from entrance and recreation fees, concessioner fees, donations, and other sources, and also include land acquisition funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF, 54 U.S.C. §§200301 et seq.), designated as mandatory appropriations by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA; P.L. 116-152). NPS's mandatory total does not include NPS's share from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF)-the deferred maintenance fund established by the GAOA-which is allocated from a DOI department-wide account. On November 3, 2023, the House passed H.R. 4821 (H.Rept. 118-155), with $3.043 billion for NPS for FY2024. This amount is 19% less than the Administration's Updated November 27, 2023 request and 12% less than the FY2023 appropriation. On July 27, 2023, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported S. 2605 (S.Rept. 118-83), with $3.457 billion for NPS for FY2024. This amount is 8% less than the Administration's request and 1% less than the FY2023 appropriation (Table 1). Two continuing resolutions have provided appropriations at FY2023 levels through February 2, 2024, or until full-year appropriations are enacted. N P5's Appropriations Accounts NPS has five discretionary appropriations accounts (Figure 1). The majority of NPS discretionary appropriations typically have gone to the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS) account to support day-to-day activities, programs, and services at park units. These include resource stewardship, visitor services, park protection, facility operations and maintenance, and administrative costs. Figure I. NPS Discretionary Appropriations Accounts (percentages reflect FY2023 appropriations) Source: Joint explanatory statement for P.L. 117-328. Notes: ONPS = Operation of the National Park System. NR&P = National Recreation and Preservation. Data exclude supplemental appropriations in P.L. 117-328 to address natural disasters. Table 1. NPS Discretionary Appropriations by Account ($ in millions) FY2023 Enacted FY2024 House-Passed % Change from Senate-Reported % Change from Account (P.L. II 7-328) Request H.R. 4821 FY2023 S. 2605 FY2023 Operation of the Nat'l. Park System 2,923.4 3,189.8 2,654.0 -9% 2,935.0 +<1% Construction 239.8a 286.6 114.6 -52% 232.9 -3% Historic Preservation Fund 204.5 177.9 175.4 -14% 195.2 -5% Nat'l. Recreation and Preservation 92.5 95.2 84.0 -9% 93.4 +1% Centennial Challenge 15.0 15.0 15.0 - 15.0 - Total 3,475.3a 3,764.5 3,043.0 -12% 3,457.0 -1% Sources: H.R. 4821, H.Rept. 118-155, and S.Rept. 118-83. Totals may not sum precisely due to rounding. a. Does not include supplemental funding provided in P.L. 117-328, Division N, to address natural disasters. b. Total reflects rescissions of $14.5 million in unobligated balances from the Centennial Challenge and Construction accounts.

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