Highlights of Selected Agriculture, Environment & Energy Programs in the President's FY 2008 Budget Proposal

Highlights of Selected Agriculture, Environment & Energy Programs in the President’s
FY 2008 Budget Proposal

(federal fiscal year, dollars in millions)

Enacted[1]
FY 2005

Enacted[2]
FY 2006

Anticipated C.R.
Level FY 2007*

Pres. Budget
FY 2008

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Clean Water State Revolving Fund	1,091	887[3]	1,084	688
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	843	837[4]	837	842
Brownfields Cleanup funding	89	89	89	89
Clean School Bus Initiative[5]	7	7	7	0
Diesel Emissions Reduction Program[6]	NA	NA	NA	35
Superfund	1,247	1,231	1,252	1,245
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks	69	72[7]	72	73

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Weatherization Assistance Program	228	237	237	144
State Energy Program Grants	44	36	36	45

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Low Income Home Energy Assistance [8]	2,183	3,159[9]	2,159	1,782[10]

U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior)
Abandoned Mine Rec. Fund	186	185	185	148

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)**
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative	150	189	177	325
Avian Influenza	0	61	97	82
Commodity Credit Corporation	20,187	20,211	13,366	12,138[11]
Conservation Reserve Program	1,862	1,931	1,987	2,013
Environmental Quality Incentives Program	950	992	1,017	1,000
Wetlands Reserve Program	191	191	264	455

Note: The USDA budget also includes $397 million for energy projects, an increase of $161 million over FY 2007. Of this $132 million is for Rural Development renewable energy investments through guaranteed loans and grants, and other efforts. The remainder ($29 million) supports research and development activities to enhance bioenergy feedstocks and improve cellulosic ethanol conversion technologies.

Source Material and Reference Documents for the President’s fy 2008 Budget Proposal

Budget Overview Documents available via the Office of Management and Budget

General Budget Documents (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/overview-2008.pdf)
Budget Overview: Agriculture (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/agriculture-2008.pdf)
Budget Overview: Environment (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/environment-2008.pdf )
Budget Overview: Energy (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/energy-2008.pdf)
Department of Agriculture (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2008/pdf/budget/agriculture.pdf)
Department of Energy (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2008/pdf/budget/energy.pdf)
Department of the Interior (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2008/pdf/budget/interior.pdf)
Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2008/pdf/budget/epa.pdf)

Department & Agency Information on the FY 2008 Budget Request

Department of Energy
- Press Release: http://www.energy.gov/news/4706.htm
- DOE FY 2008 Budget Request: http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/08budget/Content/Highlights/Highlights.pdf
Department of Interior
- Press Release: http://www.doi.gov/news/07_News_Releases/070205b.html
- Interior FY 2008 Budget Request: http://www.doi.gov/budget/2007/07Hilites/toc.html
Environmental Protection Agency
- Press Release: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/68b5f2d54f3eefd28525701500517fbf/36d36d92be7e68d4852572790066065c!OpenDocument
- EPA FY 2008 Budget Request: http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/budget/2008/2008bib.pdf
United States Department of Agriculture
- Press Release: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2007/02/0024.xml
- USDA FY 2008 Budget Request: http://www.obpa.usda.gov/budsum/fy08budsum.pdf

For more information, please contact:

Tamra Spielvogel, Committee Director
Tamra.Speilvogel@ncsl.org
202.624.8690

Lee Posey, Committee Director
Lee.Posey@ncsl.org
202.624.8196

Amanda Naughton, Policy Associate
Amanda.Naughton@ncsl.org
202.624.3572

* Final CR Level FY 2007 has not passed as of February 7, 2007. Funding levels based either on H.J. Res 20 or on the current CR that expires on February 15, based on 2006 approved funding levels.

[1] The FY 2005 omnibus included a 0.8% across-the-board cut for most discretionary programs.

[2] The FY 2006 enacted levels reflect a 1% across-the-board cut for discretionary programs that was included in the FY 2006 department of Defense Appropriations bill.

[3] Includes a 0.476% rescission to Infrastructure/State Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Project Financing in addition to the 1% across the board cut included in the FY 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

[4] Includes a 0.476% rescission to Infrastructure/State Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Project Financing in addition to the 1% across the board cut included in the FY 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

[5] Funding provided under new Diesel Emissions Reduction Program for FY 2007 and beyond, pending final passage of current Continuing Resolution H.J. Res 20.

[6] Authorized in Sections 791-797 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

[7] Does no include $8 million in enacted supplemental resources for Hurricane Katrina response.

[8] Includes emergency funding of $298 million from FY 2005 and $181 million from FY 2006.

[9] A one time appropriation of $1 billion for FY 2007 was included in the 2006 budget reconciliation bill. This mandatory funding was shifted to FY 2006 with the passage of S.2320/Public Law 109-204. This money included $500 million formula and $500 million emergency funding.

[10] The President’s FY 2008 budget request includes $282 million in emergency funding.

[11] Under current law, CCC expenditures are estimated to decline from $20.2 billion in 2005 and 2006, $13 billion in 2007, to $1.2 billion in 2008 as the result of higher commodity prices largely due to growth in ethanol production.

** The 2007 USDA numbers are department estimates.

Highlights of Selected Agriculture, Environment & Energy Programs in the President’s FY 2008 Budget Proposal (federal fiscal year, dollars in millions)

Highlights of Selected Agriculture, Environment & Energy Programs in the President’s FY 2008 Budget Proposal

Highlights of Selected Agriculture, Environment & Energy Programs in the President’s
FY 2008 Budget Proposal

(federal fiscal year, dollars in millions)

Highlights of Selected Agriculture, Environment & Energy Programs in the President’s
FY 2008 Budget Proposal