# Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

This bill is Congress's annual spending plan for energy and water projects across the country. Think of it as a budget that decides how much money goes to different government agencies and programs that deal with energy production, water management, and related infrastructure over the fiscal year 2024.

The bill funds several major areas that affect everyday life. It provides money for the Department of Energy, which oversees nuclear weapons maintenance, energy research, and programs that help people weatherize their homes to save on heating and cooling costs. It also funds the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages dams, flood control systems, and waterways that protect communities from flooding and keep rivers navigable for shipping. Additionally, the bill allocates money to the Bureau of Reclamation, which manages water supplies for farms and cities across the western United States, and to various water and power authorities that provide electricity and drinking water to millions of Americans.

In practical terms, this spending bill determines whether your local dam gets maintained, whether your region can access affordable hydroelectric power, whether water projects that supply your city get funding, and how much money goes toward energy efficiency programs. It also affects employment in these sectors and influences which energy research projects—like renewable energy development or nuclear safety improvements—receive government support. Without this appropriations bill, these agencies would have difficulty operating and maintaining the infrastructure that many communities depend on for water, power, and flood protection.

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Feinstein, Dianne

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for <ul> <li> Investigations;</li> <li>Planning, Engineering, and Design;</li> <li> Construction;</li> <li>Mississippi River and Tributaries;</li> <li> Operation and Maintenance;</li> <li> the Regulatory Program;</li> <li> the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program;</li> <li> Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies;</li> <li> Expenses;</li> <li> the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; and</li> <li>the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program.</li> </ul> The bill provides appropriations to the Department of the Interior for the Central Utah Project and the Bureau of Reclamation. The bill provides appropriations to DOE for energy programs, including <ul> <li>Industrial Emissions and Technology Coordination;</li> <li> Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;</li> <li>Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response;</li> <li>Electricity; </li> <li>Grid Development; </li> <li> Nuclear Energy;</li> <li>Fossil Energy and Carbon Management;</li> <li>Energy Projects; </li> <li> Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; </li> <li> the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; </li> <li>the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; </li> <li>the Energy Information Administration; </li> <li> Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup;</li> <li> the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund; </li> <li> Science;</li> <li>Nuclear Waste Disposal; </li> <li>Technology Transitions;</li> <li>Clean Energy Demonstrations;</li> <li>the Advanced Research Projects Agency&#8212;Energy;</li> <li> the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program;</li> <li>the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; </li> <li>the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program; </li> <li>Indian Energy Policy and Programs;</li> <li>Departmental Administration; and</li> <li>the Office of the Inspector General. </li> </ul> The bill also provides appropriations to DOE for <ul> <li>Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration,</li> <li>Environmental and Other Defense Activities, and </li> <li>the Power Marketing Administrations.</li> </ul> The bill provides appropriations to several independent agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.