Hill Heat: Budget Briefing: EPA Clean Air and Global Climate Change Budget Cut 38%Science Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2008-02-11T19:46:24-05:00EESIurn:uuid:576e1bfe-1c1f-47a3-9f7c-a2c5feaae8012008-02-11T19:31:00-05:002008-02-11T19:46:24-05:00Budget Briefing: EPA Clean Air and Global Climate Change Budget Cut 38%<p><i>Ed. —I would like to welcome the participation of the <a href="http://www.eesi.org/">Environmental and Energy Study Institute</a> on Hill Heat. <span class="caps">EESI</span> was founded in 1984 by a bipartisan group of members of Congress concerned about energy and environmental issues. Their initial series of guest posts will be drawn from their briefings on the president’s proposed <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget.</i></p>
<p>The President’s <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget request remains relatively flat compared to the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> request and is down slightly from <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations. The <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request is <strong>$7.14 billion</strong>, which is <strong>$56.9 million (0.80%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> budget request and <strong>$330 million (4.4%) less</strong> than <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations.</p>
<p>The President’s <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request for Clean Air and Global Climate Change (EPA Goal 1) is $939 million. This is <strong>$33 million (3.4%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations.</p>
<p>Looking at the <span class="caps">EPA</span> budget by goals, the Reduced Greenhouse Gas Intensity program within Goal 1 has a <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request of $121 million, which is <strong>$9.0 million (6.9%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations of $130 million and <strong>$1.7 million (1.4%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> budget request of $123 million.</p>
<p>Looking at the <span class="caps">EPA</span> budget by program and project, the <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request for Climate Protection programs includes a Science and Technology component, requested at $11.4 million, and an Environmental Program and Management component, requested at $87.0 million. Taken together, these were <strong>cut $10.3 million (9.5%)</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations. The Climate Protection Programs include Energy Star, SmartWay Transport, the Methane to Markets Partnership and Asia-Pacific Partnership. There were a number of cuts, as well as a few increases to the programs, as illustrated below:</p>
<p><em>Climate Protection Programs</em></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>$10.3 million cut</strong> overall (<strong>9.5% cut</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>Zeroing out</strong> the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Registry (<strong>100% cut</strong> from <strong>$3.4 million</strong> in <span class="caps">FY 08</span>)</li>
<li><strong>$6.9 million cut</strong> in Climate Science and Technology program (<strong>38% cut</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>$4.0 million cut</strong> in Energy <span class="caps">STAR</span> (<strong>8.3% cut</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>$177,000 increase</strong> in Methane to Markets (<strong>4.1% increase</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>$5.0 million increase</strong> in Asian Pacific Partnership (no previous <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriation amount)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Clean Air Rules</em></p>
<p>Clean Air Rules are a major component of <span class="caps">EPA</span>’s Clean Air and Global Climate Change Goal, and include the Clean Air Interstate Rule, the Clean Air Mercury Rule and the Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule. These rules work towards the improvement of the United State’s air quality. Additionally, reductions on particulate matter from diesel engines will continue to be addressed through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants program of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), which authorizes <strong>$200 million annually</strong> (2007-2011). However, the President requests just <strong>$49.2 million</strong> for the <span class="caps">FY 09 EPA</span> Clean Diesel grant, <strong>25%</strong> of the authorized amount.</p>
<p>A table reviewing changes in the Goal I and overall <span class="caps">EPA</span> budget is below the jump.</p><p><i>Ed. —I would like to welcome the participation of the <a href="http://www.eesi.org/">Environmental and Energy Study Institute</a> on Hill Heat. <span class="caps">EESI</span> was founded in 1984 by a bipartisan group of members of Congress concerned about energy and environmental issues. Their initial series of guest posts will be drawn from their briefings on the president’s proposed <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget.</i></p>
<p>The President’s <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget request remains relatively flat compared to the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> request and is down slightly from <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations. The <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request is <strong>$7.14 billion</strong>, which is <strong>$56.9 million (0.80%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> budget request and <strong>$330 million (4.4%) less</strong> than <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations.</p>
<p>The President’s <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request for Clean Air and Global Climate Change (EPA Goal 1) is $939 million. This is <strong>$33 million (3.4%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations.</p>
<p>Looking at the <span class="caps">EPA</span> budget by goals, the Reduced Greenhouse Gas Intensity program within Goal 1 has a <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request of $121 million, which is <strong>$9.0 million (6.9%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> appropriations of $130 million and <strong>$1.7 million (1.4%) less</strong> than the <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> budget request of $123 million.</p>
<p>Looking at the <span class="caps">EPA</span> budget by program and project, the <span class="caps">FY 2009</span> budget request for Climate Protection programs includes a Science and Technology component, requested at $11.4 million, and an Environmental Program and Management component, requested at $87.0 million. Taken together, these were <strong>cut $10.3 million (9.5%)</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations. The Climate Protection Programs include Energy Star, SmartWay Transport, the Methane to Markets Partnership and Asia-Pacific Partnership. There were a number of cuts, as well as a few increases to the programs, as illustrated below:</p>
<p><em>Climate Protection Programs</em></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>$10.3 million cut</strong> overall (<strong>9.5% cut</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>Zeroing out</strong> the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Registry (<strong>100% cut</strong> from <strong>$3.4 million</strong> in <span class="caps">FY 08</span>)</li>
<li><strong>$6.9 million cut</strong> in Climate Science and Technology program (<strong>38% cut</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>$4.0 million cut</strong> in Energy <span class="caps">STAR</span> (<strong>8.3% cut</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>$177,000 increase</strong> in Methane to Markets (<strong>4.1% increase</strong> from <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriations)</li>
<li><strong>$5.0 million increase</strong> in Asian Pacific Partnership (no previous <span class="caps">FY 08</span> appropriation amount)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Clean Air Rules</em></p>
<p>Clean Air Rules are a major component of <span class="caps">EPA</span>’s Clean Air and Global Climate Change Goal, and include the Clean Air Interstate Rule, the Clean Air Mercury Rule and the Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule. These rules work towards the improvement of the United State’s air quality. Additionally, reductions on particulate matter from diesel engines will continue to be addressed through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants program of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), which authorizes <strong>$200 million annually</strong> (2007-2011). However, the President requests just <strong>$49.2 million</strong> for the <span class="caps">FY 09 EPA</span> Clean Diesel grant, <strong>25%</strong> of the authorized amount.</p>
<p>A table reviewing changes in the Goal I and overall <span class="caps">EPA</span> budget is below the jump.</p>
<div style="text-align:center"><strong><span class="caps">EPA</span> Budget: <span class="caps">FY 2007</span>-09 Budget Requests and <span class="caps">FY 2008</span> Appropriation</strong>
<table><tr><td valign="bottom" align="left">(dollars in thousands)</td>
<td valign="bottom" align="center"><span class="caps">FY 2007</span> Budget Request</td>
<td valign="bottom" align="center"><span class="caps">FY 2008</span> Budget Request</td>
<td valign="bottom" align="center"><span class="caps">FY 2008</span> Appropriation</td>
<td valign="bottom" align="center"><span class="caps">FY 2009</span> Budget Request</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><span class="caps">EPA</span> Goal 1:<br />
Clean Air & Global Climate Change Program</td>
<td>933,691</td>
<td>910,365</td>
<td>971,739</td>
<td>938,582</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="left">Total <span class="caps">EPA</span> Budget</td>
<td>7,315,475</td>
<td>7,199,400</td>
<td>7,472,324</td>
<td>7,142,520</td></tr></table></div>