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handle is hein.crs/govzch0001 and id is 1 raw text is: National Park Service: FY2018 Appropriations The National Park Service (NPS) administers the National Park System, which covers 85 million acres and includes 417 units valued for their natural, cultural, and recreational importance. NPS typically receives funding in annual appropriations laws for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. FY20 18 Appropriations Summary P.L. 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, was enacted on March 23, 2018. The law provided $3.202 billion for NPS, 9.2% more than the enacted FY2017 appropriation of $2.932 billion and 25.4% more than the Trump Administration's request of $2.553 billion. The FY2018 appropriation included increases for all NPS accounts compared with FY2017 and the Administration's FY2018 request. It reflected increases to FY2018 spending caps enacted in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123). Outside of regular appropriations, P.L. 115-123 provided FY2018 supplemental funds for NPS in response to the fall 2017 hurricanes. This funding, designated as emergency spending outside of discretionary spending limits, totaled $257.6 million across two accounts. The supplemental funding brings total FY2018 discretionary funding for NPS to $3.460 billion. In addition, the Administration estimated $708.2 million in mandatory appropriations for NPS for FY2018, an increase of 14.4% over NPS mandatory funding for FY2017. Earlier, on September 14, 2017, the House had passed H.R. 3354 (H.Rept. 115-238), with $2.868 billion for NPS. On November 20, 2017, the Senate Appropriations Committee had released a draft bill recommending $2.942 billion for NPS. Because Congress did not enact regular appropriations for FY2018 prior to the start of the fiscal year, several continuing resolutions (CRs) provided continuing appropriations at FY2017 levels, minus a rescission, prior to enactment of P.L. 115-141. NPS's Appropriations Accounts NPS had six accounts funded in FY2018 (Table 1 and Figure 1). About 77% of the regular FY2018 appropriation went to the Operation of the National Park System (ONPS) account to support the day-to-day activities, programs, and services of the park system. These include resource stewardship, visitor services, park protection, facility operations and maintenance, and support and administrative costs. The next-largest amount, 11% of the regular FY2018 appropriation, went to NPS's Construction account, which covers rehabilitation and replacement of existing facilities as well as new construction. The agency planned no new facility construction for FY2018, in order to prioritize Updated June 7, 2018 deferred maintenance. NPS prioritizes projects based on mission factors and cost-benefit considerations. The account also covers other construction activities and planning functions. P.L. 115-123 added supplemental funding of $207.6 million to the NPS Construction account to address hurricane damage (Figure 1). riations Accounts for FY2018 Sources: I.L. I 15-141 and I.L. I 15-123. Notes: NR&P = National Recreation and Preservation. Amounts reflect regular appropriations in P.L. 115-141 and supplemental (emergency-designated) appropriations in P.L. 115-123 to address hurricane damage. Size of figures is not intended to indicate direct proportionality. Some 6% of the regular FY2018 appropriation went to the Land Acquisition and State Assistance account. These monies come from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (54 U.S.C. §§200301 et seq.), the primary funding source for the federal land management agencies to acquire lands. The account covers both NPS's own acquisitions (typically consisting of nonfederal inholdings inside the boundaries of national park units) and NPS grants to states for outdoor recreation needs. Of the $180.9 million appropriated for the account for FY2018, $56.9 million was for NPS acquisition and $124.0 million was for state assistance. The federal portion included $10.0 million for grants under the American Battlefield Protection Program, to assist states and local communities in the acquisition and preservation of threatened battlefields from the Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812. About 3% of the regular FY2018 appropriation came from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), established by the ittps://crsreports.congress go

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