The Washington Post has a quick look at the federal appropriations recently passed. Of particular interest to NewMexiKen:
Congress gave the Interior Department a nominal increase, upping its budget to $9.88 billion. The National Park Service was one of the agency’s big winners. Lawmakers increased its funding by $90 million — slightly less than what Bush had proposed — to $2.35 billion. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was another winner, receiving about $2.33 billion, a $29 million increase and $76 million more than what Bush had requested. The Bureau of Land Management received the brunt of the agency’s cuts — its funding was cut by $137 million — coming in with $1.77 billion.
The bill also includes legislative language allowing the government to continue charging various fees at some national parks, to permit the slaughter of some wild horses roaming the West and to continue to allow snowmobiles at Yellowstone National Park.