Order Code RS22064
Updated April 11, 2005
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
Environmental Protection Agency:
Highlights of the President’s FY2006 Request
David Bearden and Robert Esworthy
Resources, Science, and Industry Division
The President’s FY2006 budget includes $7.52 billion for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), $506 million less than the $8.03 billion that Congress
appropriated for FY2005.1 The largest single decrease in funding would be for grants to
states for wastewater infrastructure. Although funding for other activities would decline
as well, support for certain purposes would rise, such as cleanup of hazardous waste sites
under the Superfund program, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields, and several
grant programs that support scientific research on human health effects. However, small
increases may actually reflect a decrease when adjusted for inflation.
Within the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, the request includes $730
million for grants to states for clean water state revolving funds (SRFs), $361 million less
than the $1.09 billion FY2005 appropriation. These funds provide loans to communities
for wastewater infrastructure, such as sewage treatment plants. The President’s budget
also would provide $850 million for grants to states for the drinking water SRFs, $7
million more than the FY2005 appropriation of $843 million. These latter funds provide
loans to communities for projects needed to meet drinking water standards. The request
does not include any funding for water infrastructure grants targeted to specific
communities, for which Congress earmarked $308 million for FY2005.
The President’s FY2006 budget includes $1.24 billion (after transfers to other EPA
accounts) for the Superfund program, $32 million more than the FY2005 appropriation
of $1.20 billion. The request also includes a $46 million increase for brownfields, with
funding rising from $164 million in FY2005 to $210 million in FY2006. The request
includes $791 million (after transfers from the Superfund account) for the Science and
Technology account that funds EPA research laboratories and grants for scientific
research, $11 million more than the FY2005 appropriation of $780 million. A large
portion of this increase is for homeland security activities funded from this account. The
following table displays EPA’s FY2006 request by the eight appropriations accounts. (For
further discussion, see CRS Report RL32856, Environmental Protection Agency:
Appropriations for FY2006.)
1 The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2005 (P.L. 108-447) provided $8.09 billion for
EPA, less an across-the-board rescission of 0.8% The rescinded amount and a $3 million
supplemental yielded an appropriation of $8.03 billion enacted for FY2005.
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Environmental Protection Agency Appropriations Accounts:
FY2003-FY2005 Enacted, and the FY2006 Request
(in millions of dollars)
FY2003
FY2004
FY2005
FY2006
Appropriations Account
Enacted a
Enacted a
Enacted a
Request a
Science and Technology
$715.6
$781.7
$744.1
$760.6
+ transfer from Superfund account
+ $85.6
+ $44.4
+ $35.8
+ $30.6
Science and Technology Total
$801.2
$826.1
$779.9
$791.2
Environmental Programs and Management
$2,097.9
$2,280.0
$2,294.9
b $2,353.8
Office of Inspector General
$35.8
$37.3
$37.7
$37.0
+ transfer from Superfund account
+ $12.7
+ $13.2
+ $12.9
+ $13.5
Office of Inspector General Total
$48.5
$50.5
$50.6
$50.5
Buildings & Facilities
$42.6
$39.8
c $41.7
$40.2
Hazardous Substance Superfund
$1,264.6
$1,257.5
$1,247.5
$1,279.3
— transfer to Office of Inspector General
– $12.7
– $13.1
– $12.9
– $13.5
— transfer to Science and Technology
– $85.6
– $44.4
– $35.8
– $30.6
Hazardous Substance Superfund (Net)
$1,166.3
$1,200.0
$1,198.8
$1,235.2
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program
$71.8
$75.6
$69.4
$73.0
Oil Spill Response
$15.5
$16.1
$15.9
$15.9
Pesticide Registration Fund
—
—
$19.2
$12.0
— Pesticide Registration Fees
—
—
– $19.2
– $12.0
State and Tribal Assistance Grants: Total
$3,834.9
$3,877.8
$3,575.3
$2,960.8
Clean Water State Revolving Funds
$1,341.2
$1,342.0
$1,091.2
$730.0
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
$844.5
$845.0
$843.2
$850.0
Other Grants
$1,649.2
$1,690.8
$1,640.9
$1,380.8
Total EPA Accounts
$8,078.7
$8,365.8
$8,026.5
$7,520.6
Prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) based on sources noted below. Numbers may not add due
to rounding.
a
Enacted amounts for FY2003 and FY2004 are from House Appropriations Committee reports on prior year
appropriations bills, and reflect across-the-board rescissions. Enacted amounts for FY2005 and the FY2006
request are from the House Appropriations Committee. The Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2005 (P.L.
108-447) provided $8.09 billion for EPA, less an across-the-board rescission of 0.8%. The rescinded amount and
a $3 million supplemental, noted below, yielded an appropriation of $8.03 billion enacted for FY2005.
b
The President’s FY2006 budget includes $50 million to be derived from a legislative proposal for changes to
Toxics and Pesticides fees, which has not been enacted (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY2006
Justification of Appropriation Estimates for the Committee on Appropriations (EPA-205/R-05-001)). The House
Appropriations Committee included this amount in its calculation as a deduction in offsetting receipts.
c
The Buildings and Facilities account includes $3.0 million in emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2005
provided in the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2005 (P.L. 108-342, Division B).

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