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Publication Date: September 2003
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Banking and finance; Government
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The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes funding for civilworks projects of the ArmyCorps of Engineers, theDepartment of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), most of the Department of Energy (DOE), and a number of independent agencies. TheBush Administration requested $26.94 billion for these programs for FY2004 compared with $26.14 billion appropriated for FY2003. On July 18 the House passed a bill, H.R. 2754, containing appropriations of $27.08 billion. On September 16 the Senate passed its version of H.R. 2754, funding energy and water development programs at $27.3 billion.