Number: RS21154
Title: The Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2003 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding
Authors: David M. Bearden, Resources, Science and Industry Division 
Abstract: Function 300 of the federal budget includes activities related to natural resources and the environment, and is divided into five subfunctions: water resources, conservation and land management, recreational resources, pollution control and abatement, and other natural resource activities such as research and technical support. A series of continuing resolutions have been providing funding at the same level as enacted for FY2002. The 108th Congress completed action on FY2003 appropriations for most federal programs, including those under Function 300, under H.J.Res. 2 (P.L. 108-7). According to the Office of Management and Budget, final appropriations enacted for FY2003 provided a total of $31.20 billion in budget authority and a total of $31.16 billion in outlays for programs that fall under Function 300, both of which were higher than requested.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated October 1, 2003