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handle is hein.crs/goveqlu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Informing the Iegisl9tive debate s~nco 1914 August 27, 2024 Bureau of Land Management: FY2025 Appropriations The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), manages 245 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. For FY2025, President Biden requested $1,505.7 million for BLM-$92.6 million over the FY2024 regular enacted level of $1,413.1 million (in P.L. 118-42, Division E). The request included increases for BLM's main account- Management of Lands and Resources (MLR) and for the account's nine main activities (excluding mining law administration). (See Table 1.) It also included an increase for BLM's second-largest account-Management of Oregon and California Grant Lands (O&C). On July 24, 2024, the House passed H.R. 8998, as amended, with $1,297.6 million for BLM for FY2025. This would be a decrease of $115.6 million from FY2024. H.R. 8998 would decrease funding for the MLR account and six of the account's nine main activities, with increases for three activities. The bill also would decrease funding for the O&C account. In earlier action-on July 11, 2024-the House Appropriations Committee reported H.R. 8998 (H.Rept. 118-581). On July 25, 2024, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 4802 (S.Rept. 118-201), with $1,465.5 million for BLM for FY2025. This would be an increase of $52.3 million over FY2024. S. 4802 would increase funding for the MLR account and its nine main activities. S. 4802 also contained an increase for the O&C account. BLM discretionary appropriations are provided in Title I of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations laws. BLM also receives a portion of the appropriations to DOI for wildland fire management. For FY2025, issues for Congress center on the amount and terms of funding for BLM accounts and activities. In addition, mandatory (permanent) appropriations are provided to BLM under various statutes within the jurisdiction of authorizing committees. DOI estimated BLM mandatory appropriations at $507.2 million for FY2025. This total does not include $95.0 million for BLM deferred maintenance (discussed below). Discretionary Appropriations Accounts Table 2 shows amounts enacted for FY2024 in comparison with FY2025 funding requested by President Biden, passed by the House (H.R. 8998), and reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee (S. 4802). Management of Lands and Resources (MLR). This account, BLM's largest, funds diverse activities and programs. For instance, the land resources activity includes programs on rangelands, forestry, cultural resources, and wild horses and burros. Table 1 shows amounts for the account's nine main activities (and mining law administration with offsets) as enacted for FY2024, requested by the President for FY2025, passed by the House for FY2025, and reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee for FY2025. It also shows estimated offsetting collections from the Administration's proposed oil and gas inspection fee. Relative to the FY2024 enacted level, for FY2025, the President sought an $87.4 million increase, the Senate committee-reported bill would provide a $47.6 million increase, and the House-passed bill would provide a $107.9 million decrease. Table I. Activities Within MLR Account (in Millions) FY2024 FY2025 H.R. Activity Enacted Request 8998 S. 4802 Land Resources $279.6 $317.4 $286.8 $283.9 Wildlife & Aquatic 198.9 213.2 200.2 202.0 Habitat Mgmt. Recreation 72.0 81.1 73.0 73.7 Management Energy & Minerals 219.1 251.2 211.8 225.9 Realty & Ownership 87.5 90.4 72.0 89.8 Mgmt Resource Protection 149.0 160.0 124.2 151.0 & Maintenance Transp. & Facilities 55.0 77.0 53.9 67.2 Maintenance Workforce & Org. 174.7 190.1 104.8 187.4 Support National 59.1 65.8 58.4 61.5 Conservation Lands Oil & Gas Inspection 0 -66.0 0 0 Fee Offset Mining Law Admin. -33.3 -31.3 -31.3 -33.3 (With Offsets) Total MLR $1,261.6 $1,349.0 $1,153.8 $1,309.2 Source: CRS, with information from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. Notes: MLR = Management of Lands and Resources. H.R. 8998 as passed by the House. S. 4802 as reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Because of rounding, some columns do not sum to totals shown. Oregon and California Grant Lands. This account funds management of more than 2 million acres of forested lands in Western Oregon, primarily for timber production. The FY2024 appropriations law included $115.5 million for this account. For FY2025, the President sought a $5.3 million

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