FY03 Appropriations Status Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere November 6, 2002 Vice.

FY03 Appropriations StatusFY03 Appropriations Status

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

November 6, 2002

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

November 6, 2002

StatusStatus

•Bill has been passed in Senate Full Committee but has not yet been to the floor

•Bill has not been passed in the House yet, not even at the Sub-Committee level

•Bill has been passed in Senate Full Committee but has not yet been to the floor

•Bill has not been passed in the House yet, not even at the Sub-Committee level

StatusStatus

•We are in a Continuing Resolution until Nov. 22

•Congress returns Nov. 12 and will focus on appropriations

•There has been some discussion of an Omnibus and other discussion of a year long Continuing Resolution

•Bottom line – there is much uncertainty

•We are in a Continuing Resolution until Nov. 22

•Congress returns Nov. 12 and will focus on appropriations

•There has been some discussion of an Omnibus and other discussion of a year long Continuing Resolution

•Bottom line – there is much uncertainty

StatusStatus

Request Senate Full Committee Mark

Mark vs. Request

Commerce 5,197,565 5,623,774 426,209NOAA (all LOs) ORF 2,288,082 2,391,801 103,719 PAC 810,728 900,210 89,482 Other 36,088 61,088 25,000TOTAL 3,134,898 3,353,099 218,201

FY03 Appropriations Summary

Funding Levels, Increases and DecreasesFunding Levels, Increases and Decreases

•$1.6M increase for Under Secretary and associated offices

•$9.0M for CCRI ($18.0M request)

•$23.2M for Homeland Security

•$20.0M for Ocean Exploration

•$10.0M for Ocean Health

•$1.6M increase for Under Secretary and associated offices

•$9.0M for CCRI ($18.0M request)

•$23.2M for Homeland Security

•$20.0M for Ocean Exploration

•$10.0M for Ocean Health

Funding Levels, Increases and DecreasesFunding Levels, Increases and Decreases

•$6.0M for Air Quality research in NE (nothing for SE)

•$7.2M for NWS Supercomputer and $2.8M for NESDIS CIP in Senate mark and Supplemental

•$5.0M to establish NEPA office in NMFS

•$20.3M for Steller Sea Lion efforts ($22.2M request)

•Sea Grant remained in NOAA at $62.0M

•$6.0M for Air Quality research in NE (nothing for SE)

•$7.2M for NWS Supercomputer and $2.8M for NESDIS CIP in Senate mark and Supplemental

•$5.0M to establish NEPA office in NMFS

•$20.3M for Steller Sea Lion efforts ($22.2M request)

•Sea Grant remained in NOAA at $62.0M

ConcernsConcerns•Funding for pay raise is nearly $22M below needed 4.1% increase

•IT Security request was unfunded ($4.0M request)

•Fisheries Finance Program account requested $24.0M in loan authority and got $5.0M

•Bill establishes base funding amounts with reprogramming restrictions for OAR and NMFS

•Funding for pay raise is nearly $22M below needed 4.1% increase

•IT Security request was unfunded ($4.0M request)

•Fisheries Finance Program account requested $24.0M in loan authority and got $5.0M

•Bill establishes base funding amounts with reprogramming restrictions for OAR and NMFS

ConcernsConcerns•$2.5M reduction in NWS Aviation Weather

•Denied ATBs ($22.0M in NWS alone)

•$1.6M reduction in AHPS

•$2.4M reduction in WFO maintenance

•$0.5M PAC reduction in radiosonde replacement

•$1.2M reduction in weather and climate supercomputer

•$2.5M reduction in NWS Aviation Weather

•Denied ATBs ($22.0M in NWS alone)

•$1.6M reduction in AHPS

•$2.4M reduction in WFO maintenance

•$0.5M PAC reduction in radiosonde replacement

•$1.2M reduction in weather and climate supercomputer