5431 and S. 2784 did not reach the floor during the 107th Congress. Overview

The Energy and Water Development bill includes funding for civil worksprojects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau ofReclamation (BOR), most of the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number ofindependent agencies, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and theAppalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The Administration's request was $26.2billion for these programs for FY2003, compared with $25.8 billion appropriated forFY2002. 1 , P.L. 108-2 , covering the period through January 31, 2003,and H.J.Res. 18 , P.L. 108-5 , through February 20). After a House-Senate conference the omnibus measure passedboth Houses February 12 and was signed by the President February 20. The Energy and Water programs are funded in Division D of H.J.Res. Energy and Water Development Appropriations Title I: Corps of Engineers (in millions ofdollars)
*Figures do not include across-the-board recisions: 2.9% in Senate H.J.Res.2, 0.65% in P.L. , see H.R. For these two projects, the House and SenateAppropriations Committees, and the final bill, P. L. 108-7, provided the samefunding level as requested. 107-206 . Key Policy Issues - Bureau of Reclamation

CALFED. In the 108th Congress, the Senate Appropriations Committee's recommendations in the 107th Congress totaling $448.1 million (excluding $15.0 million in prior yearbalances) were adopted into the Senate-passed version of H.J.Res. According to the DOE budget justification, the Nuclear Power 2010 program, which received a $30.5 million increase over FY2002, will "identify the technical,institutional and regulatory barriers to the deployment of new nuclear power plantsby 2010." For FY2003, DOE requested $3.279 billion for Science, compared with $3.233 billion appropriated in FY2002. The final bill, P.L.108-7 , appropriated the requested amount, $1.1136 billion. Environmental Management. Five accounts within the annual appropriations bill for Energy and Water Development have traditionally funded DOE's Environmental Management Program. Civilian Nuclear Waste. The increased budget is intendedprimarily to pay for preparing a construction permit application for a national nuclearwaste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. South Florida Ecosystem Restoration and the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan .
The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes funding for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation(BOR), most of the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies. The BushAdministration requested $25.5 billion for these programs for FY2003 compared with $25.2 billionappropriated in FY2002.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a bill, H.R. 5431 , with $26.0billion on September 5, 2002. On July 24, 2002, the Senate Appropriations Committee had reportedout its own bill, S. 2784 , providing $26.3 billion in funding. However, neither of thesebills reached the floor. Before adjourning sine die, the 107th Congress passed H.J.Res. 124 ( P.L. 107-294 ), making continuing appropriations for FY2003 for Energy and Water, and otherprograms, through January 11, 2003.
The 108th Congress extended temporary funding until February 20 ( H.J.Res. 1 , P.L. 108-2 , and H.J.Res. 18 , P.L. 108-5 ), and on January 23 the Senate passed an omnibusappropriations resolution ( H.J.Res. 2 ), including all 11 unpassed appropriations billsfor the rest of FY2003. After a House-Senate conference the omnibus measure passed both HousesFebruary 12 and was signed by the President February 20, 2003 ( P.L. 108-7 ). The final bill fundedEnergy and Water Development programs at $26.7 billion (less an across-the-board reduction of0.65%, approximately $173 million).
Key issues involving Energy and Water Development appropriations programs included:
Matching budget request amounts with ongoing Corps construction schedules ("full capability funding") and congressional priorities;
Funding for major water/ecosystem restoration initiatives such as Florida Everglades and California "Bay-Delta";
Increased funding for DOE's civilian nuclear waste management program as the Department prepares a construction permit application for a waste repository under Nevada'sYucca Mountain;
A proposed $1.1 billion Environmental Management Cleanup Reform account in DOE, focused on radioactive sites where environmental regulators would allow alternativecleanup methods; and
DOE's "Nuclear Power 2010" initiative, to "identify the technical, institutional and regulatory barriers to the deployment of new nuclear power plants by2010."
Key Policy Staff
Division abbreviations: RSI = Resources, Science, and Industry; FDT= Foreign Affairs, Defense,and Trade.