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- $4.0 million needed to improve our understanding of climate and air
quality and provide the scientific basis for national policy decisions
in key environmental areas, including $1.0 million for the Health of the
Atmosphere program which will answer key science questions associated with
proposed lower ozone and particulate matter standards now under consideration
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This effort is an important
element of the NDRI. This request also includes
$2.0 million for the Climate and Global Change program to augment current
efforts to develop regionally specific seasonal-to-interannual climate
modeling and prediction over North America, and to improve the definition
of sources and sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The request also includes
an increase of $1.0 million to continue the Administration's support for
the Global Learning and Observations to
Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program.
- Although no funds are requested for new vessels in FY 1999, funds for
replacement of existing fisheries research vessels (FRV) are planned for
future budget requests. NOAA plans to decommission the existing obsolete
and deteriorating research fleet that has an average age of 34 years, starting
in FY 2002 or as replacement FRVs become available.
- $6.5 million to continue NOAA's facilities maintenance and construction
projects including, a net decrease of $0.1 million for NWS weather forecast
office construction and maintenance; an increase of $2.8 million to fund
above standard costs associated with Boulder laboratories; an increase
of $0.7 million to address space planning and consolidation requirements
in the Washington, D.C. area and in Norman, OK; and a decrease of $11.0
million from the FY 1999 base of $15.2 million to complete construction
of the Santa Cruz Research laboratory.
- Total savings of $182.2 million for program reductions, streamlining
and terminations.
The challenge of investing strategically in the Nation's future is accompanied
by the requirement to be more effective, to identify and realize opportunities
for savings and to focus the efforts of Government on what matters to people.
Performance is what counts, and the FY 1999 budget includes measures which
track results to the level of investment. Success in this changing world
increasingly will depend on partnerships with business and industry, universities,
state and local governments, and international parties. NOAA will continue
to develop partnerships to leverage resources and talent, and provide the
means for meeting program requirements more effectively.
NOAA's FY 1999 budget request of $2.1 billion is predicated on the need
to ensure the continued delivery of essential science, technology, and services
to the Nation. This request provides the resources needed for NOAA to fulfill
its role in meeting the three goals of the Department of Commerce and in
achieving its mission. NOAA's services include short-term weather forecasts,
seasonal climate predictions, and long-term global change prognoses; protection
of life and property; provision of reliable scientific information to decision-makers;
and stewardship of our nation's ocean, coastal, and living marine resources.
The NOAA Strategic Plan establishes the seven major goals of the agency
and guides the most effective combined application of the entire suite of
agency assets for attaining these goals.
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