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President’s 2005 Budget for Interior Emphasizes Cooperative Conservation, Commitments, Solutions

This successful restoration project in Pennsylvania is part of the Abandoned Mine Lands Program, which has a $53 million increase in the President's budget.

This successful restoration project in Pennsylvania is part of the Abandoned Mine Lands Program, which has a $53 million increase in the President's budget.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush’s proposed Fiscal Year 2005 budget of $11.0 billion for the Department of the Interior expands both cooperative conservation and citizen stewardship initiatives, while simultaneously fulfilling the President’s commitments to protect communities against catastrophic wildfire, repair and replace Indian schools, and address the $4.9 billion National Park Service maintenance backlog.

The largest request in the department’s history, the 2005 budget calls for reforming the Abandoned Mine Lands program to accelerate by at least two decades the elimination of these deadly hazards while saving $3.2 billion over the program’s life. It also provides increased funding for both Water 2025 and Klamath Basin initiatives that address chronic water supply problems. More

The Office of External and Intergovernmental Affairs develops and enhances relationships with national and local organizations, public and private groups, and state organizations to promote Department of Interior policies that benefit our nation’s communities, natural and cultural resources on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior.

Equally as important, the Office is responsible for developing constructive, working relationships with state and locally elected officials and their associations such as the National Governors Association, the National Association of Regional Councils, the National Association of Counties and the National Conference of State Legislatures.

This site highlights many of these partnerships and the many programs and initiatives being coordinated from the Office of the Secretary.
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