(Source: US Senate Committee on Appropriations) 06.16.16 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved the FY2017 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, a measure to fund federal land management agencies, environmental infrastructure accounts, and Indian health and education programs. The Senate bill totals $32.03 billion, which is effectively $340 million below FY2016 when accounting for tribal contract support costs increases and firefighting funding that must be provided under Congressional Budget Office scoring rules. Within this context, the measure provides increased funding to address National Park maintenance backlogs, environmental...
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