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Appropriations panel reviews Energy and Natural Resources FY26 budget, flags IIJA timing and offshore-wind roadmap cuts
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee heard the Department of Energy and Natural Resources’ FY26 budget review, noting large federal funding, delayed IIJA grant timing, a reduction tied to the offshore-wind roadmap and clarification that carbon storage trust fees come from operators.
Paige Filia, a House Fiscal analyst, presented the Department of Energy and Natural Resources’ FY26 budget review to the House Committee on Appropriations on April 1, 2025, outlining sources of funding and recent changes.
The department’s largest funding source is federal money; Filia told the committee federal funds account for the single largest share (she cited $115,500,000), followed by statutory dedications ($48,300,000) and reductions to general fund authority ($10,900,000). Filia said the department will show a net federal funding decrease of about $14,800,000 in FY26 tied to delayed IIJA grants.
Why it matters: federal grants and one‑time receipts have driven recent budget volatility. Committee members pressed the…
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