All program performance within the U.S. Department of the Interior's (Department) Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (Restoration Program) support the Department’s Strategic Plan—Strategic Goal/Mission Component No. 1, "Resource Protection;" End Outcome Goal No. 2, "Sustain Biological Communities on DOI Managed and Influenced Lands and Waters in a Manner Consistent With Obligations Regarding the Allocation and Use of Water."  Specifically, Restoration Program activities support Strategy 1, "Create Habitat Conditions for Biological Communities to Flourish" by restoring habitats that have been injured by releases of oil or hazardous substances.

The Restoration Program requests $6,109,000 in current appropriations for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007.  The FY 2007 budget request for direct appropriations represents an increase of $93,000 over the FY 2006 enacted appropriation of $6,016,000.  Fixed costs and related changes of $93,000 account for the entire requested increase and are fully funded.  No programmatic increases are requested.

In addition, the request also includes an estimated $30 million in permanent funds, which result from negotiated settlement agreements with responsible parties.

The entire Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Justifications can be found via this .