This bill puts a cap on how much money the Department of the Interior can spend in 2024 on its Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund. This fund is used to evaluate and repair environmental damage—like pollution in rivers, oil spills, or harm to wildlife habitats—and then figure out who should pay for the cleanup. By limiting the funding, the bill reduces the amount of money available for the government to assess environmental damage and carry out restoration projects during that fiscal year. This could mean fewer environmental damage investigations, slower cleanup efforts, or reduced restoration work on damaged natural areas. The practical effect is that some environmental damage assessments and restoration projects may be delayed or scaled back compared to what would happen with full funding.

To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for U.S. Department of Interior,, Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund for fiscal year 2024.

Biggs, Andy

 <p>This bill limits FY2024 funding for the Department of the Interior's Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund.</p>