117TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117–98 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2022 JULY 20, 2021.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Ms. KAPTUR, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following R E P O R T together with MINORITY VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 4549] The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for en- ergy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT Page Number Bill Report Introduction ................................................................................................ ........ 6 I. Department of Defense—Civil: Corps of Engineers—Civil .................................................................. 2 11 Investigations ............................................................................... 2 18 Construction ................................................................................. 3 30 Mississippi River and Tributaries .............................................. 4 40 Operation and Maintenance ....................................................... 4 43 Regulatory Program ..................................................................... 6 71 Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program ................... 6 72 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies .................................... 6 72 Expenses ....................................................................................... 6 73 Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) 7 74 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program .......... 8 74 General Provisions .............................................................................. 11 75 II. Department of the Interior: Central Utah Project ........................................................................... 17 76 Central Utah Project Completion Account ................................ 17 76 Bureau of Reclamation: 45–149 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:29 Jul 22, 2021 Jkt 045149 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6659 E:\HR\OC\HR098.XXX HR098 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REPORTS 2 Page Number Bill Report Water and Related Resources ..................................................... 18 77 Central Valley Project Restoration Fund ................................... 19 91 California Bay-Delta Restoration ............................................... 20 92 Policy and Administration .......................................................... 21 92 General Provisions .............................................................................. 21 93 III. Department of Energy: Introduction ......................................................................................... ........ 93 Committee Recommendations ............................................................ ........ 93 Energy Programs: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ................................. 26 106 Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response ..... 27 127 Electricity ..................................................................................... 27 129 Nuclear Energy ............................................................................ 28 131 Fossil Energy Research and Development ................................. 28 135 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves .................................. 29 141 Strategic Petroleum Reserve ....................................................... 29 142 SPR Petroleum Account .............................................................. 29 142 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve ........................................ 30 143 Energy Information Administration ........................................... 30 143 Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup ........................................ 30 143 Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund .......................................................................................... 31 144 Science .......................................................................................... 31 145 Nuclear Waste Disposal .............................................................. 32 153 Technology Transitions ............................................................... 32 153 Clean Energy Demonstrations .................................................... 32 154 Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy ........................... 33 154 Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program ...... 33 155 Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program 35 155 Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program ................................... 35 156 Indian Energy Policy and Programs .......................................... 35 156 Departmental Administration ..................................................... 35 157 Office of the Inspector General ................................................... 36 158 Atomic Energy Defense Activities: National Nuclear Security Administration: Weapons Activities ....................................................................... 37 160 Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation .............................................. 37 163 Naval Reactors ............................................................................. 38 165 Federal Salaries and Expenses ................................................... 38 165 Environmental and Other Defense Activities: Defense Environmental Cleanup ................................................ 39 166 Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decom- missioning ................................................................................. 39 168 Other Defense Activities ............................................................. 40 168 Power Marketing Administrations: Bonneville Power Administration ............................................... 40 170 Southeastern Power Administration .......................................... 41 170 Southwestern Power Administration ......................................... 42 171 Western Area Power Administration ......................................... 43 171 Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund .......... 45 171 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ........................................... 46 172 Committee Recommendation .............................................................. ........ 172 General Provisions .............................................................................. 47 214 IV. Independent Agencies: Appalachian Regional Commission ................................................... 54 214 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ........................................... 54 215 Delta Regional Authority ................................................................... 55 216 Denali Commission ............................................................................. 55 217 Northern Border Regional Commission ............................................ 56 217 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:29 Jul 22, 2021 Jkt 045149 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6659 E:\HR\OC\HR098.XXX HR098 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REPORTS 3 Page Number Bill Report Southeast Crescent Regional Commission ........................................ 56 218 Southwest Border Regional Commission .......................................... 56 218 Nuclear Regulatory Commission ....................................................... 57 219 Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board ........................................... 58 221 General Provisions .............................................................................. 58 221 V. General Provisions: ............................................................................... 60 222 House of Representatives Report Requirements ..................................... ........ 222 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:45 Jul 22, 2021 Jkt 045149 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6659 E:\HR\OC\HR098.XXX HR098 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REPORTS 4 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Committee has considered budget estimates, which are con- tained in the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2022. The following table summarizes appropriations for fiscal year 2021, the budget estimates, and amounts recommended in the bill for fiscal year 2022. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:14 Jul 21, 2021 Jkt 045149 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR098.XXX HR098 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REPORTS 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:14 Jul 21, 2021 Jkt 045149 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR098.XXX HR098 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with REPORTS Insert offset folio 4 here 43367A.001 6 INTRODUCTION The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Ap- propriations bill for fiscal year 2022 totals $53,226,000,000, $1,474,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 amounts. Title I of the bill provides $8,657,932,000 for the Civil Works pro- grams of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, $862,932,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $1,865,432,000 above the budget request. The bill makes use of the adjustments provided in Public Law 116–136 and Public Law 116–260 regarding the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and section 2106(c) of the Water Resources Reform and De- velopment Act of 2014. Total funding activities eligible for reim- bursement from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) are estimated at $2,050,000,000, $370,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $424,114,000 above the budget request. Title II provides $1,965,899,000