H.R. 5325

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2013

Date	June 1, 2012 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)
Staff Contact	Andy Koenig

This week, the House is scheduled to begin consideration of H.R. 5325, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 2013, under an open rule. The bill was introduced on May 2, 2012, by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill is scheduled to be considered under an open rule (H. Res. 667) providing for one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

H.R. 5325 would provide a total of $32.09 billion in non-emergency, discretionary budget authority for the agencies and programs funded through the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. Budget authority in the bill would be a reduction of $965 million or 3 percent below the spending level requested by the President for FY 2013 and $87 million or 0.3 percent above the FY 2012 funding level. H.R. 5325 would contribute to an overall level of discretionary budget authority of $1.028 trillion for FY 2013 as contained in H.Con.Res. 112, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013.

 

H.R. 5325 would provide $4.8 billion in funding for the Army Corps of Engineers, a reduction of $187 million below last year and $83 million above the President’s request. The Department of Energy would receive a total of $26.1 billion (including rescissions), and increase of $345 million above last year and $1.6 billion below the President’s request. The bill would also provide funding for the Bureau of Water Reclamation, nuclear energy and waste disposal, technology loans, uranium enrichment, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The following is a summary of the spending highlights and other provisions in the bill.

Energy and Water FY 2013 Appropriated Budget Authority  (In thousands of dollars)
	FY 2012	President Request	H.R. 5325	Change from FY 2012	Change from Request	Change from FY 2012 %	Change from Request %
Total Budget Authority	32,010,000	33,062,455	32,097,500	87,500	-964,955	0.3%	-2.9%

 

TITLE I-Army Corps of Engineers

 

In total, H.R. 5325 would provide $4.81 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a reduction of $187 million or 4 percent below FY 2012 and an increase of $83 million or 2 percent above the president’s request. 

Construction: H.R. 5325 would provide $1.4 billion for USACE construction, a reduction of $216 million below last year and an increase of $6 million above the President’s request.

Mississippi River and Tributaries: H.R. 5325 would provide $224 million for the planning, construction, and maintenance of projects to reduce flood damage in the lower Mississippi River valley. Mississippi River funding in the bill would represent a decrease of $28 million from last year and a decrease of $10 million from the President’s request.

Operations and Maintenance: H.R. 5325 would provide $2.5 billion for USACE operations and maintenance, an increase of $95 million above last year and $109 million above the president’s request. 

Flood Control: H.R. 5325 would provide $27 million for flood control and coastal emergencies, which is the same amount as last year.  Funding for flood control emergencies is $3 million below the President’s request.

 

TITLE II-Department of Interior

The bill would provide for the Department of Interior for water programs and projects funded through the Bureau of Reclamation.

Bureau of Reclamation: H.R. 5325 would provide $988 million for the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), a decrease of $89 million below last year and $46 million below the President’s request. Funding for the BOR is used by the Department of Interior to manage and develop water resources in western states.

 

TITLE III-Department of Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: H.R. 5325 would provide $1.38 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, a reduction of $428 million or 24 percent from last year and a reduction of $886 million below the President’s request. Funds under this section provide for renewable energy and energy efficiency research, development, and deployment activities as well as federal energy assistance programs. 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability: H.R. 5325 would provide $123 million for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Research and Development programs, a reduction of $16 million from last year and a reduction of $20 million or 14 percent from the President’s request.

Nuclear Energy: H.R. 5325 would provide $765 million for nuclear energy programs, the same as last year and a reduction of $5 million below the President’s request. The funds provide money for nuclear energy research and development, fuel cycle research and development, and radiological facilities management.  According to the Appropriations Committee, funds from this account would be used “to further the next generation of safe, secure, and economically beneficial nuclear power options while ensuring the safety and longevity of our current plants.”

Fossil Energy Research: H.R. 5325 would provide $554 million for Fossil Energy Research, an increase of $207 million over last year and $133 million above the President’s request. According to the Appropriations Committee, funds from this account would be used “for research and development to advance coal, natural gas, oil, and other fossil energy technologies that provide more than 83% of the nation’s energy.”

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: H.R. 5325 would provide $195 million for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an increase of $3 million over last year and the same as the President’s request.

Uranium Enrichment and Decommissioning: H.R. 5325 would provide $425 million for Uranium Enrichment and Decommissioning Programs, a reduction of $46 million from last year and $17 million below the President’s request.

Yucca Mountain: According to the Appropriations Committee, “The bill continues Congressional efforts to roll back the Obama Administration’s politically motivated Yucca Mountain policy that runs contrary to the will of the Congress and the American people. In this vein, the bill provides $25 million to support Yucca Mountain activities to continue the viability of the program for the future.”

Science: H.R. 5325 would provide $4.8 billion for Department of Energy science programs, a reduction of $72 million last year and a reduction of $190 million below the President’s request. The funding provides for the Department of Energy’s programs for high energy physics, nuclear physics, biological and environmental research, basic energy sciences, advanced scientific computing, maintenance of the laboratories physical infrastructure, fusion energy sciences, safeguards and security, workforce development for teachers and scientists, and science program direction.

Advance Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loans: H.R. 5325 would provide $200 million for Advance Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loans a reduction of $75 million last year and $150 million below the President’s request. The program was created by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to provide financing to automakers to “retool older plants and equipment to produce energy-efficient vehicles.” Under the bill, manufacturing facilities must be located in the U.S. and engineering integration must be performed in the U.S.

National Nuclear Security Administration: H.R. 5325 would provide $11.2 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration, an increase of $275 million above last year and a reduction of $260 million below the President’s request. This account provides funding for the DOE’s nuclear security programs, including Weapons Activities, Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Naval Reactors.

Defense Environmental Clean-Up: H.R. 5325 would provide $4.9 billion for Department of Defense (DoD) environmental clean-up, a reduction of $82 million below last year and a reduction of $88 million below the President’s request.

 

Title IV-independent agencies

Appalachian Regional Commission: H.R. 5325 would provide $75 million for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), an increase of $7 million over last year and $10 million above the President’s request.  The ARC was created in 1965 to give federal grants to certain geographic areas of the U.S.

Delta Regional Authority: H.R. 5325 would provide $11.6 million, the same as FY 2011, for the Delta Regional Authority, which uses federal funds to provide grants for projects in eight select states-Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

 

Energy and Water FY 2012 Appropriated Budget Authority  (In Thousands of Dollars)
Program	FY 2012	President Request	H.R. 5325	Change from FY 2012	Change from Request	Change from FY 2012 %	Change from Request %
Army Corps of Engineers
Investigations	125,000	102,000	102,000	-23,000	0	-18.4%	0.0%
Construction	1,694,000	1,471,000	1,477,284	-216,716	6,284	-12.8%	0.4%
Mississippi River	252,000	234,000	224,000	-28,000	-10,000	-11.1%	-4.3%
Operations and Maintenance	2,412,000	2,398,000	2,507,409	95,409	109,409	4.0%	4.6%
Regulatory Program	193,000	205,000	190,000	-3,000	-15,000	-1.6%	-7.3%
Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program	109,000	104,000	104,000	-5,000	0	-4.6%	0.0%
Flood Control Emergencies	27,000	30,000	27,000	0	-3,000		-10.0%
Expenses	185,000	182,000	177,500	-7,500	-4,500	-4.1%	-2.5%
Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army	5,000	5,000	5,000	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
Total	5,002,000	4,731,000	4,814,193	-187,807	83,193	-3.8%	1.8%
Department of Interior
Central Utah Project Completion	28,704	0	21,000	-7,704	21,000	-26.8%	n/a
Bureau of Reclamation Water and Resources	895,000	818,635	833,635	-61,365	15,000	-6.9%	1.8%
Central Valley Project Restoration	53,068	39,883	39,883	-13,185	0	-24.8%	0.0%
California Bay-Delta Restoration	39,651	36,000	36,000	-3,651	0	-9.2%	0.0%
Policy and Administration	60,000	60,000	57,000	-3,000	-3,000	-5.0%	-5.0%
Total	1,076,423	1,034,018	987,518	-88,905	-46,500	-8.3%	-4.5%
Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	1,809,638	2,267,333	1,381,293	-428,345	-886,040	-23.7%	-39.1%
Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability	139,103	143,015	123,000	-16,103	-20,015	-11.6%	-14.0%
Nuclear Energy	765,391	770,445	765,391	0	-5,054	0.0%	-0.7%
Fossil Energy Research and Development	346,703	420,575	554,000	207,297	133,425	59.8%	31.7%
Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserve	14,909	14,909	14,909	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
Strategic Petroleum Reserve	192,704	195,609	195,609	2,905	0	1.5%	0.0%
Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve	-89,881	4,119	4,119	94,000	0	-104.6%	0.0%
Energy Information Administration	105,000	116,365	100,000	-5,000	-16,365	-4.8%	-14.1%
Non-Defense Environmental Clean-Up	235,306	198,506	198,506	-36,800	0	-15.6%	0.0%
Uranium Enrichment and Decommissioning	472,180	442,493	425,493	-46,687	-17,000	-9.9%	-3.8%
Science	4,873,634	4,992,052	4,801,431	-72,203	-190,621	-1.5%	-3.8%
Nuclear Waste Disposal	0	0	25,000	25,000	25,000	n/a	n/a
Advanced Research Projects Agency	275,000	350,000	200,000	-75,000	-150,000	-27.3%	-42.9%
Advance Tech Vehicle Manufacturing Loans	6,000	9,000	6,000	0	-3,000	0.0%	-33.3%
Departmental Administration	126,000	122,595	122,595	-3,405	0	-2.7%	0.0%
Office of the Inspector General	42,000	43,468	43,468	1,468	0	3.5%	0.0%
Total Energy Programs	8,813,687	9,815,064	8,976,394	162,707	-838,670	1.8%	-8.5%
National Nuclear Security Administration	11,000,000	11,535,886	11,275,000	275,000	-260,886	2.5%	-2.3%
Defense Environmental Clean-Up	5,002,950	5,009,001	4,920,078	-82,872	-88,923	-1.7%	-1.8%
Other Defense Activities	823,364	735,702	813,364	-10,000	77,662	-1.2%	10.6%
Southeastern Power Operation and Maintenance	11,892	11,892	11,892	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
Western Area Power Administration Construction	95,968	96,130	96,130	162	0	0.2%	0.0%
Total	25,748,081	27,666,895	26,093,078	344,997	-1,573,817	1.3%	-5.7%
Title IV - Independent Agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission	68,263	64,850	75,317	7,054	10,467	10.3%	16.1%
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board	29,130	29,415	29,415	285	0	1.0%	0.0%
Delta Regional Authority	11,677	11,315	11,677	0	362	0.0%	3.2%
Denali Commission	10,679	10,165	10,679	0	514	0.0%	5.1%
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	128,600	128,470	128,130	-470	-340	-0.4%	-0.3%
Title IV Total	254,496	252,124	261,293	6,797	9,169	2.7%	3.6%
				0	0
Bill Total	32,010,000	33,062,455	32,097,500	87,500	-964,955	0.3%	-2.9%

 

 

 

H.R. 5325 would provide a total of $32.097 billion in budget authority for agencies and programs funded through the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee.