The document also proposes a 26 percent cut to the environmental program and management appropriation. In addition to geographic programs and the Climate Protection Program, the appropriation also includes the agency’s Science Advisory Board, which will see an 84 percent cut in operating costs because of an “anticipated lower number of peer reviews.” Additionally, the appropriation also includes a program focused on limiting children’s exposure to lead-based paint, which will be eliminated.

The EPA budget proposal also echoes a continuation of the budget set forth by the Obama administration in 2016 to fund an $18 million water infrastructure program. Passed in December 2016, the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act provides funding for eligible projects. Local, state and tribal governments can apply for funding for such infrastructure projects as wastewater and drinking water treatment and drought mitigation.

The document also states that fee-based funding is encouraged, proposing additions to the workforce of a program to teach and monitor the proper handling of pesticides “funded from fee collections” as opposed to federal funding.

For nearly every other program, the document proposes a cut or elimination. In an effort to roll back the EPA’s responsibilities, the proposed funding cuts for local programs will have a wider reach beyond the nation’s capital.