The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) prepared a chart summarizing the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) budget approved for fiscal year 2018 by the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee.
The Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill (which included funding for EPA) on July 18th.
The detailed summary of EPA appropriation categories includes:
- Science & Technology
- Environmental Program & Management
- Inspector General
- Building and Facilities
- Hazardous Substance Superfund
- Inland Oil Spill Programs
- Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
- State and Tribal Assistance Grants
- Sequestered Pesticide Registration Fees
- Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Fund
- E-Manifest
The ECOS budget summary includes a comparison of the President’s budget request versus the 2018 Committee markup.
An Appropriation Committee news release notes that:
In total, the bill provides $31.4 billion, $824 million below the fiscal year 2017 in active level and $4.3 billion above the President’s budget request.
Note this quote references funding for the Department of Interior, EPA, Forest Service, Indian Health Service, and various independent related agencies.
ECOS describes itself as the national nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial environmental agency leaders. Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Director Becky Keogh serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the organization.
A copy of the ECOS chart can be downloaded here.
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