Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

# Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 - Summary This document is a comprehensive appropriations bill for the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies for fiscal year 2025. It contains numerous specific funding allocations, restrictions, and prohibitions on how federal funds may be used. ## Key Restrictions and Prohibitions The bill contains extensive prohibitions on using funds for specific environmental regulations, policies, and executive orders: - **Climate Change Restrictions**: Prohibits funding for implementing numerous climate-related regulations and executive orders, including: - The Clean Power Plan (Section 472) - Executive Orders related to climate change (Sections 449) - The "Good Neighbor" rule for ozone standards (Section 470) - The "NEPA Phase 1" and "NEPA Phase 2" regulations (Sections 479-480) - The "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants" rule (Section 491) - **Regulatory Restrictions**: Prohibits funding for numerous EPA regulations, including: - Clean Water Act Section 401 rule (Section 476) - Greenhouse gas reporting rule (Section 483) - Methane fee regulations (Section 490) - Disposal of coal combustion residuals (Section 485) - Risk Management Programs (Section 482) - The "Steam Rule" (Section 468) - Ethylene oxide regulations (Section 473) - **Policy Restrictions**: Prohibits funding for: - Using "social cost of carbon" in regulatory analysis (Section 454) - Developing guidance on valuation of ecosystem services (Section 450) - Implementing the "Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases" (Section 477) - Promoting or advancing "Critical Race Theory" (Section 445) - The Climate Justice Alliance (Section 460) - The "American Climate Corps" (Section 448) - **Specific Program Restrictions**: Prohibits funding for: - Certain EPA guidance on "Waters of the United States" (Section 466) - Implementing pesticide labeling changes (Section 467) - The "Small Off-Road Engine Waiver" (Section 469) - The "Meat and Poultry Products" rule (Section 484) ## Key Funding Provisions - **Wildfire Management**: Includes significant funding for wildland firefighting with specific provisions: - Special pay rates for wildland firefighters (Section 456) - Incident response premium pay (Section 457) - **Land Management**: Funds for: - National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (Section 429) - Land and Water Conservation Fund (Section 429) - Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund (Section 428) - **Water Management**: Specific provisions for water rights (Section 458), but restrictions on certain regulations. ## Other Notable Provisions - **Firefighter Pay**: Specific provisions for special base rates and incident response premium pay for wildland firefighters (Sections 456-457) - **State Permit Programs**: Approval of Florida's permit program for dredged or fill material (Section 492) - **Land Conveyance**: Provisions for conveyance of National Forest System land in Riverside County, California (Section 459) - **Prohibition on Certain Regulations**: Includes prohibitions on implementing specific regulations like the "FAST-41" rule (Section 463) This bill represents a highly restrictive approach to federal environmental regulation, with numerous specific prohibitions on using funds for climate change policies, environmental regulations, and certain types of policy development. It emphasizes limiting the regulatory authority of the Environmental Protection Agency while providing specific funding for land management and wildfire response programs.