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| Date May 11, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-119 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Analysis Of The Powder River Basin Federal Coal Lease Sale: Economic Valuation Improvements And Legislative Changes Needed
At sales in April and October 1982, the Department of the Interior sold Powder River Basin coal leases in Wyoming and Montana for $67 million. Although these prices were only $3.5 million less than Interior... |
| Date May 1, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-134 |
Title
Land Use 3ibliography
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121903 : ” ” References To Reports And Other Documents Issued By The U.S.General Accounting Office RCED January $379 - December 1982 WED-83-1 34 . Land Use Bibliography References To Reports And Other Documents RCED January Issued By The U.S.General 1979 - December 1982 Accounting Office U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C... |
| Date April 28, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-77 |
Title
w 'REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office
Opportunity To Increase Oil hd Gas Exploration And Lease Rental Income
As a general policy, the Federal Government does not issue oil and gas leases on lands that have been or may be designated as wilderness. Therefore, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service generally do not process lease applications that include both nonwilderness lands... |
| Date March 23, 1983 |
Report No. 120855 |
Title
GAO AND ENERGY
/- - Speech by F. Kevin Boland
Senior Associate Director Resources, Community and Economic Development Division
U.S. G e n e r a l Accounting O f f i c e at The International Energy Conference of
The International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development March 23, 1983 c . ,-. The U . S . General Accounting Office may not be a "household word" to all of you. For this reas... |
| Date March 7, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-58 |
Title
‘ L / 3!2%48 t ’ BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Pat Williams, House Of Representatives Coal Exchange Management Continues To Need Attention The Department of the Interior is currently considering a proposal to exchange Federal coal for nearby coal owned by the Meridian Land and Mineral Company in Montana. GAO found that Interior’ actions and decis sions regarding... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1983 |
Report No. PAD-83-23 |
Title
-3Uff ITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
‘WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 /a 1275 pRsRAM ANALYSIS DlVISION 18 FEB 1983 B-197735 The Honorable James J. Howard Chairman, Committee on Public Works and Transportation House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Program and Budget Information for the Committee's +iews and Estimates Report on the President's Budget for Fisca 1 Year 1984 (GAO/PAD-83-2... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-89 |
Title
c /aoL(sd +m=- . ’ 1 BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Agriculture Agricultural Economics Research And Analysis Needs Mission Clarification
A systemattc and well orgamzed program of agricultural economics research IS needed to monitor and assess the health of the foodagriculture sector and the effectiveness of farm pollcles and programs However, wlthln the agricultural... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-63 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE DECEMBER 15,1982 WA5HINGTON, B-210098
RESOURCES. COMMUNITY, AN0 ECONOMIC DtVlLOPMltNT OWllION The Honorable Bud Shuster House of Repre6sntatives D8ar Mr. Shusterz Subject: Mlllll II
120132 Information Regarding U.S. Army Corps of Enginsers' Management of Recreation Areas (GAO/RCED-83-63) In accordance with your August 4, 1982, requsst and subseque... |
| Date Oct. 18, 1982 |
Report No. FPCD-83-16 |
Title
.ic.- .,,L. . Accow~ti~~ QPfice except on &y tkde office of Congressional
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON MC O,?ybiRelations ~1 w-r.. 8. y i .---&J&l (3~ THE UNITED STATES O.C. ~XIWI) RELEASED'Jqq3q
OCTOBER18.1882 B-207873 The Honorable Edward J. Markey Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman, and Investigations Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Change... |
| Date Oct. 7, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-26 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Mines And Mining Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES
Interior’s Program To Review Withdrawn Federal Lands--Limited Progress And Results
In 1976, the Congress required the Secretary of the Interior to review, by 1991, certain types of Federal lands withdrawn (set aside) by variou... |
| Date Sept. 3, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-124 |
Title
Report To The Subcommittee On Oversight And investigations, Commi,ttee On Interior And Insular Affairs, House Of Representatives Possible Effects Of Increased Royalty Rate For Federal Onshore Oil And Gas Leases
The Commission on Fiscal Accountability of the Nation’s Energy Resources recently recommended increasing the current 12-l 12 percent onshore Federal oil and gas royalty rate. By the year ... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1982 |
Report No. 119306 |
Title
August 18, 1982 Plr . R. Max Peterson Chief, Forest Service Cepartment of Ayriculture Dear Mr. Peterson: Problems Graduated With the Forest Service's Rate Fee System Ill III
119306 Subject: We have completed a limited review of the Forest Service's graduated rate fee system (GRFS) used to compute fees charged permittees for using Service-owned land. The Service estimates that these fees totaled ab... |
| Date July 27, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-104 |
Title
* BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Interior’s Minerals Management Programs Need Conso.lidation To Improve Accountability And Control
The division of responsibilities between the Bureau of Land Management and the Minerals Management Service for managing Federal fuel and non-fuel mineral resource programs weakens accountability and control of the programs.... |
| Date April 28, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-72 |
Title
,BVTHE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE IReportTo The Secretary Of The interior
Cooperative Leasing Offers Increased C~tMon, Revenues; find Production From Federal Coal leases In Western Checkerboard Lands
me Secretary of the Interior will soon decide whether to adopt the cooperative coal leasing concept and use it to conduct the Department’s proposed Federal lease sale of the Red Rim tract in Wyomi... |
| Date April 19, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-74 |
Title
I # I rwm7 q ’ REPORTBY THE U.S. General Accounting Office
Status Of Federal Agencies’ Implementation Of The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
This report presents (1) information on land ownership and management in Alaska, (2) a summary and status of the implementation of the various provisions in the act as of December 31, 1981, and (3) budget estimates of Federal land managing... |
| Date April 1, 1982 |
Report No. 088862 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20540 The Honorable G. Ray Arnett Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Dear Mr. Arnett: April I, 1982 On July 2, 1979, we issued a report entitled “Endangered Spec ie s-- A Controversial Issue Needing Resolution” (CED-7965) that identified several program areas needing improvement. The report included recom... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1982 |
Report No. 117658 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COP.3 MUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DlVlSlON February Mr. R. Max Peterson U.S. Forest Service Chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Mr. Peterson: SUBJECT: Further Efforts Needed to Ensure Best Use of Research Findings 26, 1982 117658 II We have made a limited review of the results of actions taken by the F... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-40 |
Title
STUD/BYTHESTAFFOF THEU. General Accounting Office
Land Use Issues: A GAO Perspective The Federal Government owns and controls about one-third of the Nation’s land and administers hundreds of programs that have either a direct or indirect effect on how most lands are used regardless of ownership. Controversy over development versus conservation is increasing because of priorities for increasing p... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-9 |
Title
. .+- 8” /r. B\) THECOMPTROLLERGENERA; OF THEUNITED STATES ’ -” I Report ToThe Congress
Alaska Railroad: Federal Role Should End; Some Management Problems Remain Factors leading to the Federal Government’s ownership and operation of the Alaska Railroad have changed considerably, making the Federal role no longer justified. Moreover, Federal ownership inhibits actions needed to improve the ... |
| Date Feb. 5, 1982 |
Report No. 117499 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOLJNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 coMMuNllY DEvMPMsNT AND EONOWC DIVISICN February 5, 1982 The Honorable G. Hay Arnett Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks . Dear Mr. Arnett: The General Authorities Act, as amended in 1976, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with States for concurrent jurisdiction in the National Park S... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-29 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Mineral Data InThe Forest Service’s Roadless Area Review And Evaluation (RARE Is Misleading II) And Should Be Corrected
GAO found that the mineral data in the RARE II report contains several inaccuracies that may be misleading: --Areas were rated as having little or no mineral potential when they should have been rated as having unknown potent... |
| Date Dec. 21, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-1 |
Title
, , b ACHE coMp~~okER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Greater Energy Efficiency Can Be Achieved Through Land UseManagement
When planning new growth and redevelopment, communities can significantly reduce ener y consumption by incorporating energyeffic f ent land use concepts such as site and building design, locational planning, and higher dejnsrty development. DeciSionmakers, ho... |
| Date Dec. 14, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-119S |
Title
SUPPLEMENT WE REPORT TiiE TO BY Comptroller General
OF THF UNITED STATES Mining On National Park Service Lands--What Is At Stake?
This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the Department of the Interior’s delayed comments on the draft of the issued report. GAO is responding to the comments because Interior failed to address several issues in the report and gave no indicati... |
| Date Dec. 4, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-10 |
Title
Report ToTheChairman, Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives OF THEUNITED STATES Streamlining And EnsuringMineral Development Must Begin At Local Land Management Levels
Success in streamlining and accelerating mineral development on Federal lands depends on the Bureau of Land Management State Offices ultimately responsible for the implementation of Interior minerals policies. GA... |
| Date Nov. 25, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-82-9 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES DOD Can Increase Revenues Through Better Use Of Natural Resources It Holds In Trust
The Department of Defense manages almost 25 million acres of land throu hout the United States and its possessions. DO ii policy requires all military bases to manage these lands, encompassing vast natural resources, under the multiple-use principle... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-18 |
Title
Report To The Chairman Committee On Energy And Commerce United States Senate
OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Federal Government Should Encouiage Early Public, Regulatory, And Industry C~ooperation In Siting Energy Facilitik
Eff rts toexpand domestic production of coal, syn hetic fuels, and other energy sources have fall ,a behind expectations. One reason has n bee the inability to effectively identify acc... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-119 |
Title
BYTHE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Mines And Mining, House Committee On Interior And insular Affairs Of The United States OF THEUNITEDSTATES Mining On National Park Service Lands - What Is At Stake?
The Department of the Interior recommended to the Congress in 1979 that mining claims on certain National Park Service lands be acquired forenvironmental protection. GAO f... |
| Date Sept. 18, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-109 |
Title
Report To The Chairman, Committee On Public Works And Transportation House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES Corps Of Engineers’ Acquisition Of Fish Hatchery Proves Costly
The Corps of Engineers acquired the Crystal Springs Ranch fish hatchery, Twin Falls County, Idaho, on March 18, 1981, for $3.425 million as part of its plan to compensate for steelhead trout losses caused by the Corps’... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-135 |
Title
I ‘ C I%734 BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To Senator Ted Stevens Federal Land Acquisition And Management Practices The National Park Service, Department of the Interior, followed a general practice of acquiring outright ownership of all lands in the National Park System. However, in April 1979, the Service revised its land acquisition policy to give greater consideration to protecti... |
| Date Sept. 10, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-135 |
Title
‘-. . I c UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS R&-&k$ember 10, 1981 B-204461 The Honorable James D. Santini Chairman, Subcommittee on Mines and Mining Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Improvements in Department of the Interior Leasing of Potential Aluminum Resources are Necessary for More Timely Decisi... |
| Date Aug. 24, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-107 |
Title
REPOI;-IT THE US. BY General Accounting Office
National Direction Required For Effective Management Of America’s Fish And Wildlife
The Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service is having problems fulfilling its responsibility for conserving, protecting, and enhancing America’s fish and wildlife because it is not providing guidance to field managers and lacks priorities, staff, a... |
| Date Aug. 11, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-120 |
Title
House And Senate On Appropriations Committees OF THE UNITED STATES
Continuation Of The Resource Conservation And Development Program Raises Questions
The Resource Conservation and Development Program is a rural devetopment program initiated in the early 1960’s to improve the conservation and use of natural resources and the economic well-being of local communities. GAO found that program objecti... |
| Date Aug. 6, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-87 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES How Interior Should Handle Congressionally Authorized Federal Coal Lease Exchanges
Lease exchanges increasingly have been considered by both the Congress and the Department of the Interior as a way of redirecting coal or other resource development to more desirable areas on public lands. This report, a followup of an earlier GAO ... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-145 |
Title
LINED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVSLOPMEM AND ECONOMIC OlVtSlON B-203769 AUGUST $1981 The Honorable The Secretary James G. Watt of the Interior Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Comments on Interior's (CEO-81-145) Surface Mining Regulations The General Accounting Office has been reviewing the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Department... |
| Date July 30, 1981 |
Report No. 090894 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUIJTING OFFICE 20548 WASHIF?GTON, D.C. Mr . Chairman and members
tne of the SuDcomnittee: tie agf)reciate opportunity to testify an 02r rec?nt report, "Tne Nation's Benefits" of Unused Wood Offers issued Vast sotential Energy and Product year. gratifying,
fron the ilur whicn .that (EMD-81-61,
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| Date July 27, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-124 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND DIVISION MINERALS July 27, 1981 B-204155 The Honorable Don Fuqua Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Interim Status Report on Executive Branch Implementation of the "National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980" (EMD-81-124) II IIIII 11111 ... |
| Date July 9, 1981 |
Report No. 115777 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. t FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY JULY 9, 1981 STATEMENT OF ROY J. KIRK SENIOR GROUP DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND RESERVED WATER COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE c DURING ITS WORKSHOP ON LAND ACQUISITlON AND ALTERNATIVES PUBLIC REGARDING LANDS AND... |
| Date June 19, 1981 |
Report No. B-203506 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
Ah WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-203506 CEDl-188 June 19, 1981 The Honorable James H. Weraver Chairman, Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, arid Energy Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives
Dear I"r. Cha ir-an: In response to your May 27, 1981, letter we are providing ourLviews on H.R. 2900, the proposed Vegetation Management Reform Act of 1983J, ... |
| Date June 15, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-91 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING
WASH1f’jGTON, DC. 20548 OFFICE
: : 1 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISIDN B-114812 iTune 15, 1981 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. James G, Watt of the Interior Secretary: Need for Helium Conservation a National Policy (EMU-81-91) Subject: J On March 7, 1979, we issued a reprt to the Congress entitled "Unique Helium Resources Are Wasting: A New Conservation Policy Is ... |
| Date June 15, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-88 |
Title
j,yc’l;p.~ ‘d *;;, 1’. “, l” ‘* ? ‘i, , ,, :. ‘, ; ‘ ., 2.’ ; ‘1 j+.Ir:,T |
| Date June 5, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-53 |
Title
/ g3sL
. BYA COMPT6OLLER GENERAL THE Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Minerals Management At The Department Of The interior Needs Coordination And Organization
In its work on the importance of materials availability, GAO is conducting a continuing evaluation of the Federal policymaking process for meeting industrial and strategic materials requirements. An important element of that proce... |
| Date May 6, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-79 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION OFFICE B-203005 MAY 8,198.l The Honorable Richard C. white House of Representatives Dear Mr. White: Subject: Concerns Over S ipulations L onstituent's For The Trans-Alaska Pipeline 3 (END-81-79) As requested in your March 25, 1981, letter, I would like to offer some comments regarding concerns mentioned in Mr . Bo... |
| Date April 22, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-61 |
Title
BY -H--iE COMPTROLLER GE Report To The Chairm Interior And Insular Affairs House Of Representatives
OF-THE UI-VTED STATES ittee On Are Agencies Doing Enough Or Too Much For Archeological Preservation? Guidance Needed
The Department of the Interior is responsible under the laws for guiding and coordinating the archeological activities of many different Federal and State agencies. Because the Depart... |
| Date April 22, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-32 |
Title
I
B’Y’THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL I lSo79 w Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Need To Reexamine The Federal Role In Planning, Selecting, And Funding State And Local Parks
Since 1965 the Federal Government has granted $2.5 billion to States for planning, acquiring, and developing more than 27,000 parks and outdoor recreation facilities. During the 1980s an additional $4.7 billion could be gr... |
| Date April 21, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-48 |
Title
REPORT THEUs. BY General Accounting Office
Cost Estimate For The Currituck Outer Banks National Wildlife Refuge Needs Revision
The Department of the Interior has proposed establishing a national wildlife refuge in the Currituck Outer Banks off the North Carolina coast. The Department estimated that acquiring nearly 16,000 acres of land and wetlands for the refuge will cost $94 million over a 5-yea... |
| Date April 17, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-46 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Better Data Needed To Determine The Extent To Which Herbicides Should Be Used On Forest Lands
The use of herbicides, especially aerial spraying, for managing unwanted vegetation on forest lands has become a public controversy. In some cases their use has been restricted. Growing opposition, stemming from unanswered questions about herbicides’ ... |
| Date April 16, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-39 |
Title
t i Y ** ,m E%F ,, BY THE COhi’TROLL Report To The Corn ittee On Merkx And insular Affairs H’ouse Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES The Impact Of Geot,h On Stockraiising Homestead Landowners
Surface use and compensation conflicts have developed at the Geysers in California between owners of surface lands acquired under the Stockraising Homestead Act of 1916 and geothermal lessees with th... |
| Date April 16, 1981 |
Report No. B-202612 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
(4/O .- WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION CEDl-125 April 16, 1981 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of March 12, 1981, re Uested our r[ ews on S. 451, "farmland Protection Policy Acj," and any recommendations we may have concernin... |
| Date April 8, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-69 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WAStMNGTON,
ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION D.C. 20549 APRIL a,1981 B-202090 The Honorable The Secretary James D. Watt of the Interior $I
114861 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: Environmental -and Other- Problems along $ laska Pipeline Corridor (EMD-81-69) J the This report discusses the results of our review of environmental impacts on Federal lands which contain ... |
| Date April 2, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-70 |
Title
UNITES STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION APRIL 2.1981 B-202645 The Honorable James G. Watt Secretary of the Interior 60 Dear Mr. Secretary: TL r Subject: buestions Concerning Proposed Utah Power and Light Company Coal Lease Exchange (END-81-70) J As you know, we have been reviewing the proposed Utah Power and Light Company coal lease exchange--inv... |
