https:/crsreports.congress.gov September 13, 2021U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2022 AppropriationsIntroduction Congress generally funds the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS, an agency within the Department of the Interior DOI) in annual appropriations laws for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Discretionary appropriations for FWS fund many of the essential functions related to the agencys mission, namely the conservation, protection, and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats. Discretionary funding covers activities such as resource management and conservation, construction projects, and payments and grants to states and other parties. FWS also receives mandatory appropriations, most of which are used to provide funding to states. The Administrations FY2022 request estimated $1.639 billion in mandatory appropriations for FWS in FY2022, including funding for land acquisition and deferred maintenance pursuant to the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA; P.L. 116-152). This In Focus discusses FWSs discretionary appropriations and certain mandatory appropriations pursuant to GAOA. Issues of interest to Congress may include the
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