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Date Feb. 9, 1982 Report No. CED-82-39 Title

Natural Resources: Proposed Consolidation of Smokejumper Bases in the Forest Service's Western Regions

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION B-206050 The Honorable The Honorable United States Subject: Bob Packwood Mark 0. Hatfield Senate RELEASED II Ill II llllll 117674 Proposed Consolidations ‘“‘~‘“in the Forest Service’s (CED-82-39) of Smokejumper Bases Western Regions ,.I...,, On October 8 and October 20, 1981, respectively, you both forwarded to us a copy of a letter from Ms. ...
Date Nov. 25, 1981 Report No. PLRD-82-9 Title

National Defense: DOD Can Increase Revenues Through Better Use of Natural Resources It Holds in Trust

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. 19, 1981 Report No. EMD-82-17 Title

Energy: Annual Report on Outer Continental Shelf Shut-In or Flaring Wells Is No Longer Needed

E , BY THECOlVlP~R~LLERGENER The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES . Annual Report On Outer Continental Shelf Shut-InOr Flarin ells Is No Longer Needed The Outer ContInental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 require (1) the Secretary of the Interior to submit annually a report on shut-in (not producing) or flaring (burning off) natural gas OCS wells, and (2) the Comp troller General to annually examine...
Date Sept. 21, 1981 Report No. CED-81-156 Title

Agriculture and Food: Information on Peanut Allotment Owners That Lease and Rent Away Rather Than Plant Their Peanut Allotment Quotas

8,; dl,, UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 September COMMUNIW AN0 geOFlOHlC 21, 1981 DBVBLOPMENT OlVtStON B-204751 The 'Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Richard Senate Lugar: G. Lugar II : 116480 Information on Peanut Allotment Owners That Lease and Rent Away Rather Than Plant Their Peanut Allotments/Quotas (ICED-U-156) In response to your August 26, 1981,...
Date Sept. 10, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-135 Title

Natural Resources: Improvements in Department of the Interior Leasing of Potential Aluminum Resources Are Necessary for More Timely Decisionmaking

‘-. . 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. 6, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-87 Title

Energy: How Interior Should Handle Congressionally Authorized Federal Coal Lease Exchanges

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 April 16, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-39 Title

Energy: The Impact of Geothermal Development on Stockraising Homestead Landowners

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 March 31, 1981 Report No. 114752 Title

Natural Resources: Leasing and Development of OCS Lands

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 1981 United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Office Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Deputy Dir-ector, Energy arid Minerals Division Before the Subcomm' tee on the Panama Canal and the i!!i uter Continental Shelf House Committee on Merch Marine and Fisheries Mr . Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: the opportun...
Date Nov. 25, 1980 Report No. EMD-81-23 Title

Energy: Followup on Actions Taken in Response to GAO Recommendations Concerning Interior's March 1979 Shut-In and Flaring Wells Report

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION NOVEMBER 25,198O B-196920 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Cecil D. Andrus of the Interior 113851 Secretary: Taken in Response Concerning the Department of the Interior's March 1979 Shut-In and Flaring Wells Repord (EMD-81-23) on Actions Subject: Shelf (OCS) As you are aware, the Outer Continental Lands...
Date March 14, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-60 Title

Energy: Impact of Making the Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing System More Competitive

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Honorable Richard B. Cheney House Of Representatives OF TliE UNITED STATES impact Of Making The Onshore Oil And Gas Leasing System More Competitive While the Federal Government’s present way of leasing public onshore lands for oil and gas development has certain flaws and inequities, it basically has succeeded in making an important contribution to domest...
Date Jan. 18, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-36 Title

Geothermal Energy: Obstacles and Uncertainties Impede Its Widespread Use

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES \N 32l ’ Report To The Congress Geothermal Energy: Obstacles And Uncertainties Impede Its Widespread Use The Government has spent nearly half a billion dollars over the last 5 years for geothermal energy development, but numerous economic, technical, and other obstacles and uncertainties have impeded development of this source of energy from the Earthâ...
Date Oct. 26, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-13 Title

Energy: How To Speed Development of Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands

. . : REPORTBY THE //42&s ; Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES i ; How To Speed Development Of Geothermal Energy On Federal Lands Eight years after enactment of the Geothermal Steam Act, there is no commercial produe ti on of geothermal energy under a Federal lease. Leasing delays are one of several important reasons for this slow pace. Since Federal lands are critical to the development of g...
Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. 110312 Title

Natural Resources: Omnibus Geothermal Legislation

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected At 9:45 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 1979 L Unlted States General Accountlng+Offlce WashIngton, D.C. 20548 Deputy Before Statement of Louglas L. McCullough DIrector, Energy and lllnerals the Subcomnlttee House Committee and Insular on Geothermal Dlvlslon on Mines and Mining on Interior Affairs Leglslatlon Subcommittee: to be here this morning as our like leasing omn...
Date July 20, 1979 Report No. 109953 Title

Energy: Federal Geothermal Leasing Program

. United FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected AT 1O:OO a.m. Friday, July 20, 1979 Office roqQg I States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Deputy Statement of DougJ.as L. McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals 1 Division I Before the Subcommittee on Energy Resources and Materials Production Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on fiederal Geothermal Leasing Program J Mr. Chairman ...
Date June 15, 1979 Report No. EMD-78-86 Title

Energy: Policy Needed To Guide Natural Gas Regulation on Federal Lands

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ort ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Policy Needed To Guide Natural Gas Regulation On Federal Lards The Government needs to establish (1) regulations to guide lessees’ activities for the exploration, development, and production of natural gas from Federal lands and (2) a policy on the role of natural gas produced from Federal lands in the context of a national gas polic...
Date June 4, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-60 Title

Energy: Federal Leasing Policy--Is the Split Responsibility Working?

REPORTBYTHEU.S. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM109747 General Accounting Office - Federal Leasing PolicyIs The Split Responsibility Working? The Department of Energy Organization Act transferred responsibilities related to the leasing of Federal lands from the Interior to Energy. GAO’s review detected problems in the split in leasing responsibilities. The Departments interpret their respectiv...
Date March 19, 1979 Report No. EMD-79-22 Title

Energy: Georgia Embayment--Illustrating Again the Need for More Data Before Selecting and Leasing Outer Continental Shelf Lands

. I ’ ’ IOU66 REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Georgia Embayment--Illustrating Again The Need For More Data Before Selecting And Leasing Outer Continental Shelf Lands The Nation relies heavily on Outer Continental Shelf lands to increase its domestic oil and natural gas production. The Department tracts to industry natural resources. of the Interior leases the for the right...
Date June 28, 1977 Report No. EMD-77-51 Title

Outer Continental Shelf Sale 40: Inadequate Data Used to Select and Evaluate Lands to Lease

DOCUMENT 02779 A1993056] RESUME Outer Continental Shelf Sale 40: Inadequate Data Used to Select and Evaluate Lands to Lease. EMD-77-51; B-118678. June 28. 1977, 42 pp. + 7 appendices (11 pp.). Report to te Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller eneral. Issue Area: Energy: Role of Fossil Fuels in Meeting Future Needs (1609); Energy: Executive Branch Organization and Processes for Dealing with En...
Date June 4, 1975 Report No. RED-75-360 Title

Agriculture and Food: Land Management Activities on Three Indian Reservations in South Dakota Can Be Improved

On k im Affairs COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED 20548 STATES D.C. g-114868 The Honorable Li ‘United &J States George McGovern Senate Dear Senator McGovern: Pursuant to your request of April 3, 1973, we examined the effectiveness of the manner with which the Bureau of Indian Affairs carried out its land management responsibilities at the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, and Cheyenne River India...
Date March 6, 1975 Report No. RED-75-330 Title

Natural Resources: Problems in Identifying, Developing, and Using Geothermal Resources

l ‘I REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Problems In Identifying, Developing, And Using Geothermal Resources Department of the Interior Energy Research and Development Administration BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REDa75~330 MARCH6, 1975 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF O.C. THE UNITED STATES 7.0548 B-178205 /L To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the ‘House of Representativ...
Date Feb. 12, 1974 Report No. B-105156 Title

Budget and Spending: Proceeds Collected During Fiscal Year 1972 From the Use or Lease of Federal Lands

B-105156 RELEASED The Honorable Ralph S. Regula House of Representatives Dear Mr. Regula: In response to your July 25, 1973, request office, we are furnishing you data on th fisca7 year 1972 by the Department Department of Agriculture's Forest S and as agreed with your During fiscal year 1972 the Bureau and the Forest Service collected $931,79?,872 In receipts from the use or lease of Federal land...
Date Nov. 15, 1971 Report No. B-152490 Title

Government Operations: Review of the Fees Charged by the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, for Recreation-Residence-Site Permits on National Forest Lands

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-152490 / r' Dear Mr. Wyatt: I 2. Follow-up Review of Adjustments Made in Fees Charged for Summer-home Sites on National Forest Lands, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (B-152490, Jan. 18, 1966). In response to your request, we reviewed the Forest Service's most recent fee determination for the recreationresidence sites in th...
Date Oct. 1, 1971 Report No. B-173324 Title

Agriculture and Food: Improvements Needed in Leasing Federal Lands for Agricultural Purposes

‘.. ,( ..‘,, ‘t-J ,_ ,: . ,. ‘.. ., . . . . ‘- 1 d ~llllll~llllllilllllllllllllllllllllllll LM095510 B-173324 Corps of Engineers Department (Civil Functions) of the Army COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 2G548 B- 173324 c To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our report on the improvements needed Federal lands for a...
Date June 16, 1971 Report No. B-168174 Title

Government Operations: Controls Needed over the Leasing of Land Acquired Under the Open-Space Land Program

0 THE CONGRESS LM095627 lllllllllillllllllllll~llllulllu der The Open-Space Department of Housing and Urban Development BY THE CO TROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED 205548 STATES D.C. B-168174 To the Speaker President of the of the Senate and the House of Representatives This is our report on controls needed over the leasing of land acquired under th...
Date Nov. 18, 1958 Report No. B-118605 Title

Natural Resources: Report on Acquisition, Leasing, and Disposal of Reclamation Lands, Bureau of Reclamation

REPORT ON REVIEW OF ACQUISITION, LEASING, AND DISPOSAL OF RECLAMATION LANDS BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE NOVEMBER 1958 ~~ .'i~ REPORT ON REVIEW OF ACQUISITION, LEASING, AND DISPOSAL OF RECLAMATION LANDS BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE NOVEMBER 1958 GAO W#oot, UNITED STATES GENERAL A...