Environmental Protection: EPA's Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the underlying support for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) requested fiscal year (FY) 1999 budget increases for the Superfund, climate change, and Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) programs, focusing on whether: (1) supporting documentation existed for the requested budgetary increases; and (2) the supporting documentation establishes a clear link between the increased funding and the results that EPA anticipates for the three programs.