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Budget Overview. Forest Health Committee Meeting Annapolis, MD Feb 28-Mar 1, 2012. Forest Health - Fed Consolidation Proposal . Forest Health - Fed Consolidation Proposal . Forest Health - Fed Consolidation Proposal . Western bark beetles Emerald ash borer
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Budget Overview Forest Health Committee Meeting Annapolis, MD Feb 28-Mar 1, 2012
Forest Health - Fed Consolidation Proposal
Forest Health - Fed Consolidation Proposal
Forest Health - Fed Consolidation Proposal • Western bark beetles • Emerald ash borer • Asian longhorned beetle • Sudden oak death • Oak wilt, root diseases • Hemlock woolly adelgid • Thousand cankers disease • Southern pine beetle • Gypsy moth
Forest Health - Coop Consolidation Proposal
Forest Health - Coop Consolidation Proposal
APHIS 21% decrease • EAB budgets are to be further reduced. • Of the total APHIS budget of $762M, $1.98M will “remainavailable until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds ("contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions.
Next Steps Normal Appropriations Process: House Senate Conference What’s likely to happen: Best case – one continuing resolution (CR) for all of FY13 Worst case – a series of short-term CRs, similar to FY12
Questions Cecilia M Clavet Policy Analyst Cecilia.Clavet@mail.wvu.edu 703.430.3080 (o) 304.212.8008 (c)