http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20040202/ap_on_go_pr_wh/budget_cutsBush Budget Would Trim Community Policing
By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites)'s budget plan would reduce spending for community police, water projects and other programs popular with lawmakers as well as broad programs ranging from environmental protection to agriculture.
Sixty-five government programs, 38 of them education-related, would be eliminated for a saving of $4.9 billion. Spending cuts would be sought in 63 others in the budget plan unveiled Monday. <snip>
Community Oriented Policing Services -from $481.9 million to $97 million that would go fortraining and other law enforcement programs - not new hires.
U.S. Corps of Engineers - cut water project construction from $1.7 billion to $1.4 billion
Environmental Protection Agency -cut 8.9 percent with $492 million reduction in low-interest loans for clean water pollution control projects meaning funding drop from $1.3 billion to $850 million.
...........................<snip>improve wastewater/storm water, and drinking water facilities cut $335 million to only $94 million level
Agriculture budget - rural development programs cut from $2.45 billion to $2.21 billion, while conservation funds would drop from $1.03 billion to $908 million.
Energy Department - cut 22% to only $502 million for research into the long-term health and environmental consequences of energy use and development =global climate change; air, land and marine environments; and biological effects of radiation.
NASA/Space - cut to fund "Mars" would be earth science, aeronautics and education.
Education Department - cut$1.4 billion ending 38 programs, including those focused on alcohol abuse, the arts, dropout prevention, school counselors, smaller learning communities, school reform, and school leadership.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - cut from $3.69 billion to $3.38 billion.
U.S. Geological Survey - cut from $938 million to $920 million.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - to be cut 8.9% - or $408 million