Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Appropriates funds for Department of Interior, EPA, and related agencies for fiscal year 2025. Authorizes emergency transfers for disaster recovery.
Who Benefits and How
Interior and environmental programs receive funding. Emergency reconstruction authority provided. National parks and lands funded.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Taxpayers fund appropriations. Emergency transfers require replenishment.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates Interior and environment funds for FY2025
- Authorizes emergency transfers for fire, flood, storm damage
- Requires supplemental appropriation to replenish emergency funds
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Appropriates funds for Interior, environment, and related agencies for FY2025
Who Benefits
- Interior programs
- EPA
- Environmental protection
Who Bears Costs
- Taxpayers
Key Policy Areas
Appropriations, Interior, Environment
Primary Purpose
Appropriates funds for Interior, environment, and related agencies for FY2025
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Annual appropriations for interior and environment"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedMr. Merkley, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Agencies funded by this Act, Agencies receiving emergency appropriations, Agencies receiving funds under this Act
Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: BLM wild horse and burro program, BLM wild horse management program, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of Interior operations, Federal Highway Administration, Federal wildland firefighters, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Forest Service ecosystem restoration programs, Forest Service planning offices, Interior Department bureaus and offices, Interior Department emergency response programs, Interior Department field offices, Interior Department real property appraisers, National Park Service, National Park Service grant administration, National Park Service visitor services
Negative-direction: Agencies funded by this Act, Agencies receiving emergency appropriations, Agencies receiving funds under this Act, BIA and IHS contracting offices, Federal agency IT departments, Federal contractors, Federal land acquisition programs, Interior Department, EPA, Forest Service, Indian Health Service, Interior and HHS Secretaries, US Fish and Wildlife Service hatcheries
Arts organizations receiving NEA funding, Arts organizations serving underserved communities, Conservation organizations
Conservation organizations faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Arts organizations serving underserved communities, Older Americans employment program organizations, Public Lands Corps program participants, Rangeland fire protection associations, Wild horse and burro sanctuary operators, Youth conservation corps organizations
Negative-direction: Arts organizations receiving NEA funding
Indian trust beneficiaries, Native American cultural preservation groups, Tribal contractors (exempted)
Positive-direction: Indian trust beneficiaries, Native American cultural preservation groups, Tribal contractors (exempted), Tribally-controlled schools, Tribes and tribal organizations with facility leases, Underfunded tribes
Negative-direction: Tribes currently receiving higher allocations
Federal, state, and local government agencies needing work animals, Small remote Alaskan communities with incinerators, State conservation agencies
Alaska timber sale bidders, Commercial and recreational fishers, Forest health contractors
Positive-direction: Commercial and recreational fishers, Forest health contractors, Forest products industry, Wildfire suppression contractors
Negative-direction: Alaska timber sale bidders
Cattle ranchers and dairy farms, Dairy and cattle ranchers, Livestock operations with manure management
Offshore oil and gas facility operators, Oil and gas companies seeking Chaco-area leases, Oil and gas companies seeking monument leases
Domestic critical mineral producers, Mining companies, Mining companies seeking federal patents
Positive-direction: Domestic critical mineral producers
Negative-direction: Mining companies, Mining companies seeking federal patents
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Interior
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