1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-294 ENRUpdated June 9, 1998The Natural Resources and EnvironmentFunction in the FY1999 Budget:A Description of Programs and FundingDavid M. BeardenEnvironmental Information AnalystEnvironment
2、and Natural Resources Policy DivisionSummaryFunction 300 of the federal budget includes activities related to natural resourcesand the environment and funds five subfunctions for water resources, conservation andland management, recreational resources, pollution control and abatement, and otheractiv
3、ities such as research and technical support. For these activities, the Administratio nhas requested $23.73 billion in budget authority for FY1999, and projects outlays of$23.24 billion. On April 2, 1998, the Senate passed the FY1999 budget resolution, S.Con. Res. 86, which sets budget authority for
4、 Function 300 at $23.40 billion and project s$23.40 billion in outlays. On June 5, 1998, the House passed H. Con. Res. 284, whichsets budget authority for Function 300 in FY1999 at $22 .60 billion and projects $22.80billion in outlays. Issues to be resolved in conference include: the level of budget
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