Senate FY2017 Interior, Environment Appropriations Bill Approved, Full Committee Review Next (US Senate Committee on Appropriations)

(Source: US Senate Committee on Appropriations) 06.14.16 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies on Tuesday approved a bill providing $32.034 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs and other agencies. The FY2017 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday. Today's action leads to just the second markup in six years of this important legislation, which funds lands management, environmental needs, and critical...