Mark Holt and Anna E. Normand have produced (24 October 2022) this CRS report: 'Energy and Water Development: FY2023 Appropriations'. Lots of data.
Download CRS_Report_Energy_Water_FY2023_24Oct2022
Summary
The Energy and W ater Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill funds civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and Central Utah Project (CUP); the Department of Energy (DOE); the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC); and several other independent agencies. DOE typically accounts for about 80% of the bill’s funding.Overall Funding Totals
President Biden submitted his FY2023 budget request on March 28, 2022. The President’s request includes $57.548 billion for energy and water development agencies, an increase of $1.972 billion (4%) above the FY2022 enacted amount, excluding emergency appropriations and adjustments. DOE funding would rise by $4.149 billion (9%) and independent agencies by $55 million (12%), while USACE would be reduced by $1.742 million (-21%), and Reclamation and CUP by $490 million (-25%).
The House passed the FY2023 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill as part of the six-bill Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R.8294) on July 20, 2022, following House Appropriations Committee approval of a stand-alone measure on June 28, 2022 (H.R. 8255, H.Rept.117-394). The House passed bill totaled $59.664 billion, excluding rescissions and adjustments, an increase of $4.088 billion (7%) over the enacted FY2022 amount and 4% above the President’s request. Senator Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and W ater Development, introduced an FY2023 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill July 28, 2022 (S. 4660), and posted a draft explanatory statement on the Appropriations Committee website. The bill’s total of $60.685 billion, excluding rescissions and adjustments, is 9% above the FY2022 enacted amount and 5% above the President’s request.
Major Issues
Congressional debate on Energy and Water Development appropriations for FY2023 includes several major initiatives and issues. Some examples:Western Drought As of early October 2022, 73% of the western United States was experiencing some level of drought. The Administration proposed funding for several Reclamation drought response-related activities. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA, P.L.117-169) provided Reclamation with $4.588 billion to address drought mitigation and related issues.
Increased Funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The Administration is requesting an EERE increase of $819 million (26%) over the FY2022 enacted amount, to $4.019 billion, excluding several large EERE programs that are proposed to become separate offices. The House-passed bill would provide $4.016 billion, and S.4660 $3.799 billion, for EERE. These amounts would be in addition to $2.222 billion appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, P.L. 117-58) for EERE for FY2023 and $10.000 billion by IRA for energy efficiency through FY2031.
Establishment of Office of Clean Energy Demonstration. The Administration is requesting $214 million in FY2023 to continue the start-up of the DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). The House-passed bill included $189 million for OCED while S.4660 would provide$150million. These amounts would be in addition to $4.426 billion appropriated by IIJA for the new office for FY2023 and $5.812 billion by IRA through FY2026.
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