1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21154Updated October 1, 2003The Natural Resources and EnvironmentFunction in the FY2003 Federal Budget:An Overview of Programs and FundingDavid M. BeardenEnvironmental Policy Analyst
2、Resources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryFunction 300 of the federal budget includes funding for natural resource andenvironmental activities, and is divided into five subfunctions: water resources,conservation and land management, recreational resources, pollution control andabatement,andoth
3、eractivitieslikeresearchandtechnicalsupport. TheAdministrationrequested $29.97 billion in budget authority and $30.60 billion in outlays for theseactivities in FY2003. During the 107thCongress, the House passed a budget resolutionfor FY2003 (H.Con.Res. 353) that proposed $29.22 billion in budget aut
4、hority and$29.87billioninoutlaysforFunction300. TheSenateBudgetCommitteealsoreportedits version oftheresolution (S.Con.Res.100),whichproposed$33.29billionin budgetauthorityand $31.55 billion in outlays forFunction 300, but flooraction was not taken.Due mostly to large differences in overall funding,
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