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handle is hein.crs/govenqm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Con gress&onaI Research SerVic informing hej lgsaive debt m sne 19IS14 December 8, 2023 Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2024 Three entities in the Department of the Interior (DOI) share responsibility for managing the nation's ocean energy resources on almost 2.5 billion acres of the U.S. outer continental shelf (OCS). The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) administers offshore energy leasing and mineral development; the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) oversees offshore operational safety and environmental protection; and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) manages public revenues from federally regulated offshore and onshore energy and natural resource projects. BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR receive appropriations in the annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. Issues include determining the aggregate and program- level appropriations for each entity and considering certain Biden Administration proposals. On November 3, 2023, the House passed an FY2024 Interior appropriations bill, H.R. 4821 (H.Rept. 118-155), with funding for BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR. On July 27, 2023, the Senate Committee on Appropriations reported S. 2605 (S.Rept. 118-83) with FY2024 appropriations for the three entities. Also, two continuing resolutions have provided appropriations at FY2023 levels through February 2, 2024, or until full-year appropriations are enacted. Total budget authority for BOEM and BSEE includes both discretionary appropriations and offsetting collections derived from a portion of OCS rental receipts, cost- recovery fees, and (for BSEE) inspection fees. The discretionary appropriations for each fiscal year are reduced by the amount of eligible fees and receipts collected, so that the final amount appropriated to each agency is the net of those collections. Discussions of account- and activity-level funding in the sections below refer to total budget authority, regardless of offsets. ONRR's funding does not include offsetting collections. BOEM Appropratons The Biden Administration requested $268.2 million in total budget authority for BOEM for FY2024 (Table 1). This was a 22% increase over total FY2023 budget authority of $220.0 million provided in P.L. 117-328, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. House-passed H.R. 4821 would provide $182.0 million in total FY2024 budget authority for BOEM, 17% less than FY2023 and 32% less than requested by the Administration. Senate committee-reported S. 2605 would provide BOEM with total budget authority of $220.0 million, level with FY2023 and 18% less than the request. BOEM's funding is contained in a single budget account, titled Ocean Energy Management. Within this account, the Conventional Energy activity ($61.5 million FY2023; $72.3 million FY2024 requested; $65.8 million H.R. 4821; $61.5 million S. 2605) funds administration of oil and gas leasing, including development of five-year leasing programs. BOEM's requested funding increase was primarily for developing an offshore carbon sequestration program, as authorized in P.L. 117-58, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Renewable Energy activity ($42.8 million FY2023; $64.5 million FY2024 requested; no funds H.R. 4821; $42.8 million S. 2605) supports BOEM's management of renewable ocean energy resources. BOEM's requested changes were to increase permitting workforce capacity, initiate renewable energy leasing activities offshore of U.S. territories, and automate information management. An amendment on the House floor eliminated funding for the renewable energy program in H.R. 4821. The Environmental Assessment activity ($82.4 million FY2023; $92.8 million FY2024 requested; $84.7 million H.R. 4821; $82.4 million S. 2605) supports BOEM's responsibilities for assessing the environmental impacts of ocean energy activities to inform planning and policy decisions. BOEM requested increases for its Environmental Studies Program, for development of an offshore carbon sequestration program, for a team to address renewable energy environmental reviews, and for tribal co- stewardship. Table 1. BOEM, BSEE, and ONRR Appropriations, FY2023 and FY2024 ($ millions) FY2023 Enacted FY2024 House-Passed House Bill % Change Senate-Reported Sen. Bill % Change Agency (P.L. 117-328) Request H.R. 4821 from FY2023 S. 2605 from FY2023 BOEM Total Budget Authority 220.0 268.2 182.0 -17% 220.0 - BOEM Net Appropriation 183.0 212.2 126.0 -31% 164.0 -10% BSEE Total Budget Authority 213.9 255.5 210.0 -2% 213.9 - BSEE Net Appropriation 172.0 198.6 159.1 -7% 163.0 -5% ONRR Total Appropriation 174.9 185.4 157.4 -10% 174.9 - Source and Notes: Data from House Appropriations Committee. Net appropriations reflect estimated reductions to discretionary appropriations from offsetting collections.

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