APPENDIX E
Program Authorizations and Appropriations FY 2000-2010
TABLE E.1 Comparison of Legislative Authorization to Final Appropriation for the Department of Energy (DOE) Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program, Fiscal Years 2000-2010
Fiscal Year |
Appropriation (millions of U.S. dollars) |
Authorization in Energy Policy Act of 2005 (millions of U.S. dollars) |
2000 |
2.9 |
|
2001 |
9.9 |
5 |
2002 |
9.8 |
7.5 |
2003 |
9.4 |
11 |
2004 |
9.4 |
12 |
2005 |
9.4 |
12 |
2006 |
11.8 |
15 |
2007 |
11.8 |
20 |
2008 |
14.8 |
30 |
2009 |
15.0 |
40 |
2010 |
15.0a |
50 |
aE. Allison, personal communication, January 18, 2010. SOURCE: Allison, E. 2008. Department of Energy Methane Hydrate Program. Presentation to the Committee on Assessment of the Department of Energy’s Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program: Evaluating Methane Hydrates as a Future Energy Resource, Washington, DC, September 11. |