House Appropriations Committee
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. Forest Service
Subcommittee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the U.S. Forest Service. The budget request is $8.9 billion; $6.5 billion for base programs and $2.39 billion for the wildfire suppression cap adjustment in the Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund.
Witnesses:- Mark Lichtenstein, National Budget Director, U.S. Forest Service
- Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service
- $58 million for recreation, heritage and wilderness (+$18M from 2024)
- $33 million for vegetation and watershed management (+$3M from 2024)
- $207 million for hazardous fuels reduction (+$31.55M from 2024)
- $315.6 million for forest and rangeland research (+$15.6M from 2024)
- $25 million to address the urgent need for maintenance of employee housing.