4578 ( H.Rept. 106-646 ) by a vote of 204-172. The FY2001recommended level of $14.6 billion is $1.7 billion below the President's request and$302 million below the FY2000 enacted level. On July 18,2000, the Senate passed H.R. 4578 ( S.Rept. 106-312 ) by a vote of 97-2. Introduction

The annual Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes fundingfor agencies and programs in four separate federal departments, as well as numeroussmaller agencies and diverse programs. The bill includes funding for the InteriorDepartment except the Bureau of Reclamation, but only segments of the funding ofthe other three departments, Agriculture, Energy, and Health and Human Services.The President's FY2001 budget request for Interior and Related Agencies totals$16.32 billion compared to the $14.91billion enacted by Congress for FY2000. Status of Department of the Interior and RelatedAgencies Appropriations, FY2001
On February 7, 2000, President Clinton submitted his FY2001 budget to Congress. 106-113 ), anincrease of $1.41 billion. (With scorekeeping adjustments, including anacross-the-board cut of 0.38% for FY2000, the figures are $16.49 billion requestedfor FY2001 compared with $14.90 billion enacted for FY2000.) The Interior Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee marked up the FY2001 Interior Appropriations bill on May 17, 2000. The Interior Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the full Senate Appropriations Committee marked up the Interior bill on June 20, 2000 andJune 22, 2000, respectively. The FY2001 recommended level of $15.8 billion in total budget authorityis some $1.16 billion above the House-passed mark. A House-Senate conference met on September 20 and September 21 and after further discussion between the conferees and the Administration agreed to a fundinglevel of $18.8 billion, some $3.8 billion above the FY2000 enacted level. Theconference agreement included $1.8 billion in emergency and supplemental funding($300 million above the President's request) for expenditures already incurred infirefighting and to restore areas damaged by Western wildfires. The conference alsoincluded a new Title VIII that would implement a modified version of the President'sLands Legacy Initiative over 6 years. Funding would start at a total of $1.6 billionin FY2001 ($1.2 billion for Interior Appropriations programs) and rise to $2.4 billionin FY2006. In addition, the conference provided significant increases for the IndianHealth Service (+ $214 million), Bureau of Indian Affairs programs (+ $272 million),Energy Conservation programs (+ $94.7 million), and Bureau of Land ManagementOperations (+ $66 million). (See Table 5 for the House, Senate, and Conferenceapproved funding levels.) The conference report ( H.Rept. 106-914 ) was passed by the House on October 3, 2000 by a vote of 348-69 and was passed by the Senate on October 5, 2000, by avote of 83-13. 4578 into law ( P.L.106-291 ) on October 11, 2000. In H.R. Land Management Planning. P.L.
The Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes funding for agencies and programs in four separate federal departments as well as numerous smaller agencies and diverseprograms. The bill includes funding for the Interior Department except the Bureau of Reclamation,but only segments of the funding of the other three departments, Agriculture, Energy, and Health andHuman Services.
On February 7, 2000, President Clinton submitted his FY2001 budget to Congress. The FY2001 request for Interior and Related Agencies totals $16.32 billion compared to the $14.91billion enacted for FY2000 ( P.L. 106-113 ), an increase of $1.41 billion. (With scorekeepingadjustments, including an across-the-board cut of 0.38% for FY2000, the figures are $16.49 billionrequested for FY2001 compared with $14.90 billion enacted for FY2000.)
The Interior Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee and the full House Appropriations Committee marked up the FY2001 Interior Appropriations bill on May 17, 2000 andMay 25, 2000, respectively. On June 16, 2000, the House passed H.R. 4578 ( H.Rept.106-646 ) by a vote of 204-172. The FY2001 recommended level of $14.6 billion is $1.7 billionbelow the President's request and $302 million below the FY2000 enacted level.
The Interior Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the full Senate Appropriations Committee marked up the Interior bill on June 20, 2000 and June 22, 2000,respectively. On July 18, 2000, the Senate passed H.R. 4578 ( S.Rept. 106-312 ) by avote of 97-2. The FY2001 recommended level of $15.8 billion in total budget authority is some$1.16 billion above the House-passed mark.
A House-Senate conference met on September 20 and September 21 and after further discussions between the conferees and the Administration agreed to a funding level of $18.8 billion,some $3.8 billion above the FY2000 enacted level. The conference agreement included $1.8 billionin emergency and supplemental funding ($300 million above the President's request) forexpenditures already incurred in firefighting and to restore areas damaged by Western wildfires. Theconference also included a new Title VIII that would implement a modified version of thePresident's Lands Legacy Initiative over 6 years. Funding would start at a total of $1.6 billion inFY2001 ($1.2 billion for Interior Appropriations programs) and rise to $2.4 billion in FY2006. Inaddition, the conference provided significant increases for the Indian Health Service (+ $214million), Bureau of Indian Affairs programs (+ $272 million), Energy Conservation programs (+$94.7 million), and Bureau of Land Management Operations (+ $66 million). (See Table 5 fortheHouse, Senate, and Conference approved funding levels.)
The conference report ( H.Rept. 106-914 ) was passed by the House on October 3, 2000 by a vote of 348-69 and was passed by the Senate on October 5, 2000, by a vote of 83-13. President Clintonsigned H.R. 4578 into law ( P.L. 106-291 ) on October 11, 2000.
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