U.S. Forest Service 2016 Budget Hearing Overview
January 1, 2015
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The Frame
The Forest Service is requesting $4.93 billion in funding for 2016, which would impact how the agency manages wildfire prevention, timber harvesting, and land conservation across the nation.
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Logging communities
These communities rely on federal timber programs and Secure Rural Schools subsidies for economic support.
Alaska residents
The budget impacts subsistence resource management and the potential for timber industry development in the state.
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Key Facts
- The Forest Service requested a total budget of $4.93 billion for fiscal year 2016.
- The request represents a 2.7 percent ($130 million) decrease from the previous enacted level.
- The agency requested an additional $854 million in mandatory spending for a fire cap adjustment.
- The budget includes $127.7 million for Federal land acquisition through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, $65 million of which is proposed as mandatory spending.
- The proposed land acquisition budget is $80 million higher than the 2015 level.
- The Forest Service proposed the 'Integrated Resource Restoration' (IRR) program, which the subcommittee has previously rejected.
- The budget maintains funding for the Forest Inventory Analysis program, which will expand to include interior Alaska.
- Subsistence program funding is maintained at the previous year's level.
- The subcommittee is currently bound by the Budget Control Act, which limits spending levels.
Why It Matters
The Forest Service is requesting $4.93 billion in funding for 2016, which would impact how the agency manages wildfire prevention, timber harvesting, and land conservation across the nation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is 'fire borrowing'?
What is the Secure Rural Schools program?
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Lobbying Activity
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
on behalf of BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
on behalf of WATER AND SEWER DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES
on behalf of EJ WATER COOPERATIVE, INC.
LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
on behalf of UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
HARO SOLUTIONS LLC
on behalf of COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
on behalf of POLK COUNTY
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Discoveries
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Persistent Rejection of IRR
The subcommittee has repeatedly rejected the Forest Service's 'Integrated Resource Restoration' program, yet the administration continues to include it in budget requests.
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