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US HR7612Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
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Introduced
07/14/2020
07/14/2020
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to Interior for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Office of the Special Trustee For American Indians, Departmental Offices, and Department-Wide Programs. The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service. Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for the Indian Health Service, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. the National Capital Planning Commission, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Presidio Trust, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and the World War I Centennial Commission. The bill also provides additional emergency funding to the Bureau of Indian Education, the EPA, and the Indian Health Service for school construction, infrastructure grants, and the construction of health care facilities. Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
AI Summary
This bill makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for fiscal year 2021. Key provisions include:
- Providing funding for the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and other Interior agencies, as well as the EPA and Forest Service.
- Allowing the Secretary of the Interior to enter into multi-year agreements for the long-term care of excess wild horses and burros.
- Providing additional emergency funding to the Bureau of Indian Education, EPA, and Indian Health Service for school construction, infrastructure grants, and health facility construction.
- Setting requirements and restrictions for using the funds provided, including provisions related to reprogramming, contract support costs, forest management, and more.
The bill also provides additional emergency funding of over $15 billion for infrastructure and facility improvements at the EPA and Indian Health Service to address critical needs. This funding is designated as an emergency requirement under budget rules.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 360. (on 07/14/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7612/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7612/BILLS-116hr7612rh.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7612/BILLS-116hr7612rh.pdf.pdf |
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