S4802-118

Reported

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

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

Appropriations Interior Environment

Legislative Strategy

"Annual appropriations for interior and environment"

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 25, 2024

Mr. 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.

Government
37 mentions across 34 clauses
+24 positive -13 negative

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

Nonprofits
9 mentions across 8 clauses
+7 positive -2 negative

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

Tribal Nations
8 mentions across 7 clauses
+6 positive -1 negative ?1 uncertain

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

State & Local Government
5 mentions across 5 clauses
+5 positive

Federal, state, and local government agencies needing work animals, Small remote Alaskan communities with incinerators, State conservation agencies

Fishing & Forestry
5 mentions across 5 clauses
+4 positive -1 negative

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

Agriculture
5 mentions across 3 clauses
+5 positive

Cattle ranchers and dairy farms, Dairy and cattle ranchers, Livestock operations with manure management

Oil & Gas
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

Offshore oil and gas facility operators, Oil and gas companies seeking Chaco-area leases, Oil and gas companies seeking monument leases

Mining
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+1 positive -2 negative

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

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Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Interior Environment Appropriations
Actor Mappings
"secretary"
→ Secretary of Interior

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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