Projected Annual Spending in the Great Lakes Region
Under H.R. 701, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act
November 9, 1999

(This table updates the table of November 8. The numbers are provided by the U.S. Department of Interior and are still considered preliminary. Numbers are represented in millions of dollars.)

Please see attached sheet for an explanation of the formula used for each program.

Coastal = Title I, Impact Assistance and Coastal Conservation
LWCF = Title II, Land and Water Conservation Fund (Federal and State Funding)
Urban Park = Title IV, Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program
Hist. Preserv = Title V, Historic Preservation Fund
Wildlife = Title III, Wildlife Conservation and Restoration
Restoration = Title VI, Federal and Indian Lands Restoration
ESA/Lands = Title VII, Conservation Easements and Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery
PILT = Interest on all CARA programs except Title III will fund Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Refuge Revenue Sharing.
NA = Interest on Title III which will fund the North American Wetlands Conservation Act

*The ESA/Lands funding is allocated only for the Endangered Species Act Component ($50 million nationwide). The conservation easements funding is not allocated ($100 million in Working Landscapes portion of Title VII). A rough estimate is that the Great Lakes region would receive at least $10 million in addition to the region's annual CARA allotment.

Prepared by the Office of U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell using preliminary estimates by the U.S. Department of Interior

Formulas Used to Provide CARA Estimates

Title I
25 percent in proportion to coastal population; 25 percent in proportion to shoreline miles; 50 percent based on historic oil and gas production (the best current data to estimate future proximity to production)

Title II
50/50 Federal side-State side split. Federal side funding is distributed among federal agencies on the following basis:

• National Park Service 40 percent
• Fish and Wildlife Service 25 percent
• Bureau of Land Management 10 percent
• U.S. Forest Service 25 percent

State side spending is distributed 70 percent based on state population; 30 percent equally among states.

Title III
Wildlife funding is distributed 1/3 based upon state land area and 2/3 based upon state population.

Title IV
UPARR distributes on the basis of historical average distribution among states during the life of the program.

Title V
Historic preservation funding also is based upon historic distribution.

Title VI
Restoration for Federal and Indian lands is allocated on the following basis:

• National Park Service 10 percent
• Fish and Wildlife Service 25 percent
• Bureau of Land Management 25 percent
• U.S. Forest Service 30 percent
• Indian Lands 10 percent

Title VII
Endangered Species funding is based upon each state's proportion of endangered and threatened Working Landscape funds are not yet allocated.

01 April 2001
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