US House Tries to Rein in EPA With FY 2014 Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill

摘要

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has released the fiscal year (FY) 2014 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill. The legislation includes funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and various independent and related agencies. In total, the bill includes $24.3 billion in base funding, which is a cut of $5.5 billion below the FY 2013 enacted level (down 19 percent) and a cut of $4 billion below the current level caused by sequestration cuts. The legislation looks to rein in the EPA, funding it at $5.5 billion, a reduction of $2.8 billion—or 34 percent—below the FY 2013 enacted level.