	Most Recent Developments

Energy and Water Development funding for FY2009 was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 ( P.L. 111-8 ). Appropriations for these programs in P.L. In addition, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the "Stimulus" Act, P.L. 111-5 ) included $44.325 billion to fund numerous programs in the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Department of Energy, to be expended in FY2009 and FY2010. President Obama's proposed FY2010 budget for Energy and Water Development programs was released in May 2009. The House passed the bill, including several amendments, July 17. The Senate passed its version of H.R. The Conference Committee reported out H.R. 3183 on September 30 ( H.Rept. 111-278 ) and the House passed it October 1 and the Senate October 15. 111-85 ). Status

	Overview

The Energy and Water Development bill includes funding for civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior's Central Utah Project (CUP) and Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The conference bill provides $180 million for Everglades restoration. (See Title I.) Table 13 presents funding levels proposed for FY2010 for the accounts that fund DOE's Office of Environmental Management, compared to appropriations enacted for FY2009. The House endorsed the full NRC request, including funding for licensing the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies.
Key budgetary issues for FY2010 involving these programs may include:
the distribution of Corps appropriations across the agency's authorized planning, construction, and maintenance activities (Title I); support of major ecosystem restoration initiatives, such as Florida Everglades (Title I) and California "Bay-Delta" (CALFED) and San Joaquin River (Title II); funding for the proposed national nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (Title III: Nuclear Waste Disposal); several new initiatives proposed for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs (Title III); and funding decisions in DOE's Office of Environmental Management.
Energy and Water Development funding for FY2009 was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (P.L. 111-8). In addition, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, the "Stimulus" Act, P.L. 111-5) included funding for numerous programs in the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Department of Energy, to be expended in FY2009 and FY2010.
Funding for FY2010 Energy and Water Development programs is contained in H.R. 3183, which the House passed July 17, 2009. The Senate passed its version of H.R. 3183 July 29. The Conference Committee issued its report (H.Rept. 111-278) September 30, and the House passed the conference bill October 1, and the Senate October 15. The President signed the bill October 28 (P.L. 111-85).