NPS Mission - National Park Service

National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications
Activity: Federal Land Acquisition
LASA-8
Fixed
Costs
& Related
Changes
(+/-)
FY 2013
Program
Changes
(+/-)
Change
from FY
2012
Enacted
(+/-)
Federal Land Acquisition FY 2011 FY 2012
Budget
($000)
Emergency, Hardship,
Enacted Enacted
Request
Relocation and Deficiencies
Inholdings, Donations, and
1,007 2,995 0 +74 3,069 +74
Exchanges
American Battlefield Protection
5,000 4,992 0 +1,372 6,364 +1,372
Program
Federal Land Acquisition
8,982 8,986 0 0 8,986 0
Program 32,767 30,511 0 +991 31,502 +991
[Collaborative Landscapes] [0] [0] [0] [+11,323] [11,323] [11,323]
[Core Land Acquisition] [32,767] [30,511] [0] [-10,332] [20,179] [-10,332]
Total Requirements 47,756 47,484 0 +2,437 49,921 +2,437
Total FTE Requirements 0 0 0 0 0 0
Summary of FY 2013 Program Changes for Federal Land Acquisition
Program Changes ($000) FTE Page
• Increase Emergency, Hardship, Relocation, and
Deficiencies Program +74 0 LASA-10
• Increase Inholdings, Donations, and Exchanges Program +1,372 0 LASA-10
• Increase Federal Land Acquisition Program +991 0 LASA-10
Total Program Changes +2,437 0
Mission Overview
The Federal Land Acquisition Activity supports the NPS mission by contributing to protection of natural
and cultural resources and their enjoyment by visitors for recreational experiences. The NPS acquisition
of Federal land is required to be within authorized park boundaries. This activity uses Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) monies to contribute to outcome goals to improve land health and aquatic
resources; improve plant and animal communities; protect historical and natural icons for future
generations; and enhance outdoor recreation.
This Activity is a key component of the America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) initiative. In particular, Federal
land acquisition is an important tool to achieve the AGO goals of enhancing recreational access and
opportunities; catalyzing large-scale land conservation partnership projects; protecting America’s historic
and cultural resources; and supporting the restoration and conservation of rivers, bays, coasts, lakes, and
estuaries for recreation, healthy fisheries, and wildlife habitat.
Justification of FY 2013 Programmatic Changes
The FY 2013 budget request for Federal Land Acquisition is $49,921,000, a program change of
+$2,437,000 from FY 2012 Enacted.
Increase Federal Land Acquisition (FY 2012 Base: $47,484,000 / FY 2013 Request: +$2,437,000) –
Of the $2.437 million increase in LWCF funds requested for Land Acquisition, funding would be
distributed to increase the Acquisition subactivities as discussed below: