U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY 2009 President’s Budget Prepared for the Science Advisory Board February 28-29, 2008 Public Meeting D S T E A T T I N E U S Y E C N N V E I R G O A N N M O E I T N C T A E L T O P R 1
FY 2009 President’ ’s Budget Request s Budget Request FY 2009 President � EPA’s FY 2009 Budget Request totals $7.14 billion. � The FY 2009 Request builds on past successes by: Strengthening our protection of human health and the environment � through best available science, Continuing remediation of the most highly contaminated hazardous waste � sites, Encouraging economic development through revitalization, � Protecting the homeland and improving preparedness, � Encouraging stakeholder collaboration to address energy and climate � change issues and Demonstrating fiscal responsibility. � 2
EPA’s Resources by Major Category FY 2007- FY 2009 (Dollars in Billions) $7.73 $7.47 $7.14 Operating Programs (EPM, S&T, B&F, Oil, IG, and STAG) The Agency’s core regulatory, research, enforcement activities and grants to States and other partners. Cat. Grants Cat. Grants $1.11B $1.11B Cat. Grants Cat. Grants Trust Funds Cat. Grants Cat. Grants $1.08B $1.08B (Superfund and LUST) $1.06B $1.06B Support Superfund and LUST programs. Infrastructure Financing (STAG) Includes Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Diesel Grants and Special 1 2 3 Projects . FY 2007 Enacted FY 2008 Enacted FY 2009 Pres. Request Notes: Totals may not add due to rounding. 1 FY 2008 includes a $5M rescission to prior year funding. 2 FY 2008 Enacted includes a 1.56% rescission and a $5M rescission to prior year funds. 3 3 FY 2009 President's Budget includes a $10 M rescission to prior year funds
FY 2009 Appropriation Totals (Dollars in Millions) SF IG $1,264 $39 Oil $18 EPM $2,338 FY 2009 Presidents Budget $7.14 Billion STAG LUST $2,622 S&T $72 B&F $764 $35 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 08 EN to 1 Enacted Enacted PresBud 09 PB EPM $2,358 $2,328 $2,338 $10 S&T (excludes SF transfer) $733 $760 $764 $3 B&F $40 $34 $35 $1 STAG $3,214 $2,937 $2,622 ($315) LUST $72 $106 $72 ($34) Oil $16 $17 $18 $1 IG (excludes SF transfer) $37 $41 $39 ($2) SF (includes Transfers to IG and S&T) $1,255 $1,254 $1,264 $10 ($5) ($10) ($5) Rescission to Prior Year Funding Total $7,725 $7,472 $7,143 ($330) Notes: Numbers may not add due to rounding 1 Reflects FY 2008 Enacted 1.56% rescission and a $5M rescission to prior year funds. 4
Budget Request Highlights FY 2009 Request � Energy / Climate Change � Energy Permitting (+$14M) � Diesel Grants ($49M) � Climate Change ($115M) � Homeland Security � Emergency Preparedness (+$12M) � Water Security (+$11M) � Decontamination (+$9M) 5
Budget Request Highlights FY 2009 Request � Water programs � Clean Water State Revolving Fund ($555M) � Drinking Water State Revolving Fund ($842M) � Brownfields ($166M) � Superfund ($1,264 M) � Import Safety, multi-Agency ($3M) � Enforcement programs � Criminal Enforcement ($52M) 6
Enhance Science and Research Objective (Dollars in Millions) $1,000 $713.6 $711.8 $713.4 Total Dollars in Millions $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 FY 2007 Actuals FY 2008 Enacted FY 2009 PresBud Goal 5: Compliance & Environmental Stewardship Goal 4: Healthy Communities & Ecosystems Goal 3: Land Preservation & Restoration Goal 2: Clean and Safe Water Goal 1: Clean Air and Global Climate Change 7
FY 2009 S&T Request by NPM (Dollars in Millions) Office of Research and ORD, $513.1, 67% Development OAR, $113.3, 15% Office of Air and Radiation Office of Water Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Office of Administration and OW, $30.7, 4% Resource Management OPPTS, $8.4, 1% Office of Environmental OEI, $3.8, 1% Information OECA, 1$5.6, 2% OARM, $74.9, 10% 8
FY 2009 S&T Highlights- - EPA EPA FY 2009 S&T Highlights S&T Highlights outside of the Office of Research and Development: � A $13 million increase for Water Security Initiative pilots and Decontamination research. � A $2.7 million increase that supports ongoing work on renewable fuel standards. 9
FY 2009 S&T Highlights- - ORD ORD FY 2009 S&T Highlights EPA continues to provide strong support for research addressing the Nation’s most critical environmental issues, which are becoming increasingly complex. Three major highlights include: Nanotechnology (+ $4.5 M) $4.5 M increase for a total of $14.9 M for � strengthening understanding of health and ecological implications arising from new routes of exposure and/or toxicities associated with exposure to these novel materials; identifying and developing risk assessment methodologies for use by agency risk assessors; and evaluating the adequacy of current exposure assessment approaches. Homeland Security (+ $6.3) Efforts will focus on biodefense research, including � sampling and risk assessment methods and models. Increased resources also will assist in determining the best standards and technologies for field assessments. Computational Toxicology (+ $2.7 M) Requests a total of $14.9M to improve � the Agency’s ability to more efficiently understand chemicals’ toxicity through advanced modeling. This work also reduces the need to use animals in toxicity testing. 10
Major increases to research programs in the FY 2008 Omnibus not sustained in EPA’s FY 2009 Request: � $3.3 million in Global Change research. � $3.5 million in the Drinking Water Research program. � $8.3 million in the Human Health and Ecosystems program. 11
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