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Date March 8, 1990 Report No. T-RCED-90-45 Title

Agriculture and Food: Information on Timber Harvesting, Planting, Federal Assistance Programs, and Tax Provisions

United States General Accounting OffIce Testimony Release For on Delivery Expected at lo:30 a.m. EST Thursday March 8, 1990 Informatlon on Timber Harvesting, Plantlnq, Federal Assistance Programs, and Tax Provisions Statement of Flora H. Milans, Associate Food and Agriculture Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Committee on Ways and Means House of Representati...
Date Sept. 22, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-182 Title

Parks and Recreation: Maintenance and Reconstruction Backlog on National Forest Trails

Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee w ’ * on National Parks and Public Lands, .I Committee on Interior and Insular .I Affairs, House of Representatives i PARKS AND RECREATION Maintenance and Reconstruction Backlog on National Forest Trails .,: t ., _* -. ;.: -6 . .: % _ 1. _, ;.. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Di...
Date June 19, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-71 Title

Farmers Home Administration: Implementation Issues Concerning Four Sections of the Food Security Act

Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives 4 June 1989 FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION Implementation Issues Concerning Four Sections of the Food Security Act GAO/RCED-8971 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-232800 June 19, 1989 The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman, Committe...
Date Feb. 16, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-16BR Title

Forest Service: Information on the Forest Service Appeals System

United States General Accounting Office GAO February 198% Briefing Report to the Honorable Max Baucus, U.S. Senate FOREST SERVICE Information on the Forest Service Appeals System GAO/RCED-89-16BR GAO United States General Accounting OflIce Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-233613 February16,1989 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Max Baucus Sena...
Date April 11, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-54 Title

Tongass National Forest: Timber Provision of the Alaska Lands Act Needs Clarification

Repwt to CongressionalRequest&s TONGASSNATIONAL FOREST Timber Provision of the Alaska Lands Act Needs Clarification “,“l.” -.... - -I ““*“- “*11 “Im---..----m--- ---- - ,+-----. ,, ,,,, ~ Rwourcee, Commutity, and Economic Development DM#ion H-206634 April 11, 1988 The Honorable William Proxmire IJnited States Senate The Honorable Ted Stevens United States Senate In responseto your ...
Date Dec. 30, 1986 Report No. RCED-87-61FS Title

National Forests: Estimated Costs and Results of Alternative Silvicultural Treatments

.. United States’ &n&al Accounting Office / .GAO ‘I Jhxember 1986 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Generals Oversight, Northwest Power, and Forest Management, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives .I NATIONAL FORESTS Estimated Costs and Results of Alternative Silvicultural Treatments 131999 4 ,,a EE~TriICTED--- IJot; to bs; rcbxxmd out;ziC:: :,1x Cr;zc...
Date Jan. 28, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-17 Title

Agriculture and Food: Potential Impacts of Tighter Forest Service Log Export Restrictions

1 *. v ,.&b ' AL~TRETED -Not to be rekamd outside RELEASED f . ficcounting Offke except en the basis of bY the Office of Congressional ReJations. the thnera! approval specific I26136 * REPORT THEI%S. BY General Accounting Office Potential Impacts Of Tighter Forest Service Log Export Restrictions Federal law restricts the export of unprocessed timber cut from national forests in the western half of...
Date June 28, 1984 Report No. RCED-84-96 Title

Natural Resources: Congress Needs Better Information on Forest Service's Below-Cost Timber Sales

OF THEUNITED STATES Congress Needs Better Information 6 Forest Service’s Below-Cost Ti& S&s +. *‘- 7,,i ?-‘ ,~ ft: ‘. “- tAO/RCED-8498 JUNE 28, 1984 . . . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE 0 C. UNITED STATES ZG348 B-210983 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This report discusses our analyses of all advertised timber sales the Department of ...
Date Sept. 16, 1982 Report No. 119510 Title

Natural Resources: Changes Needed in U.S. Assistance To Deter Deforestation in Developing Countries

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:30 p.m. Date: September 16, 1982 Statement of FRANK C. CONAHAN Director, International before Subcommittee Agriculture the Resources, Division on Natural Research, of the Illlllll IA 119510 and Environment Committee on Science and the and Technology Subcommittee on Human Rights of Committee U.S. an...
Date Sept. 16, 1982 Report No. ID-82-50 Title

International Affairs: Changes Needed in U.S. Assistance To Deter Deforestation in Developing Countries

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL 119 yw Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Changes Needed In U.S. Assistance To Deter Deforestation In Developing Countries AID’s forestry assistance program has tended to overestimate developing-country commitments and capabilities to carry out forest conservation projects, thus, contributing to the difficulties some countries are having in implementing AID projec...
Date Aug. 18, 1982 Report No. EMD-82-99 Title

Natural Resources: Problems and Progress During Current Forest Service Planning

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION B-125053 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture AUGUST18,1982 Secretary: Problems and Progress During Current Forest Service Planning (GAO/EMD-82-99) illlllllllll I ll 119246 Subject: On December 12, 1978, we issued a report 1/ to the Congress critiquing 11 studies dealing with var...
Date June 2, 1981 Report No. MASAD-81-31 Title

Agriculture and Food: Need To Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ACXXJlSltlON DIVISION B-203330 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. John R. Block of Agriculture JUNE 2,1981 Secretary: Need to Reevaluate Helistat Program Objectives and Progress (MASAD-81-31) 115368 Subject: We have completed a survey of the status and objectives Fundamental acquisition of the Forest Ser...
Date Jan. 21, 1981 Report No. EMD-81-18 Title

Natural Resources: New Means of Analysis Required for Policy Decisions Affecting Private Forestry Sector

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES New Means Of Analysis Required For Policy Decisions Affecting Private Forestry Sector Demand for U.S. timber is expected to increase dramatically over the next several decades. Even greater increases, proportionately, are forecast for timber prices, imposing a great strain on the U.S. economy. The timber capital gains tax provision ...
Date July 17, 1980 Report No. OGC-80-17 Title

Budget and Spending: Budget Deferrals

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF D.C. THE UN I-I-ED !T?-Al-ES ZoyIl July B-196797 17, 1980 112827 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Bouse of Representatives On June 18, 1980, the President's tenth special message for fiscal year 1980 was transmitted to Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The special message proposed two new deferrals of budget authority t...
Date July 2, 1979 Report No. CED-79-65 Title

Natural Resources: Endangered Species--A Controversial Issue Needing Resolution

, . . _’ _, _ ” _. .-: COMPTROLLER GENERAL W-HINGTON. OF D.C. THE UNITED 20542 STA- B-118370 To the President of the Speaker of the House of Senate and the Representatives This report describes management improvements and legislative amendments needed for effective implementation of the Endangered Species Act, as amended. Copies of the report Office of Management and the Interior. are being se...
Date Dec. 12, 1978 Report No. EMD-79-5 Title

Projected Timber Scarcities in the Pacific Northwest: A Critique of 11 Studies

DOCUMENT RESUBE 07943 - [C3488600J Projected Timber Scarcities in the Pacific Northvest of 11 Studies. ED-79-5; appendices (5 pp,). A Critique pp. + 3 -125053. December 12, 178. 4 Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Steats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: aterials: Stimulating Private Production, Recyclinq, and Conservation (1807); Land Use Planning and Control: reservation of Public Lands (2303)...
Date Jan. 24, 1978 Report No. CED-78-15 Title

Timber Harvest Levels for National Forests: How Good Are They?

DOCUMENT 04785 B0265137] RESUME Timber Harvest Levels for National Forests: hiow Good Are They? CED-78-15; -125053. January 24, 1978. 42 pp. + 2 appendices (7 Report to the CongressJ;y Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Land Use, Pci&nning and Control: Management of Federal Lands and elated esources (2306). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Natoral. R...
Date June 15, 1976 Report No. CED-76-123 Title

Natural Resources: Back-Up Data Supporting the Proposed National Forest Management Act of 1976

&q-j=4 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF THE UNITED STATES D.C. 20548 2 H-125053 The Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Committee on Agriculture Chairman, and Forestry United States Senate I- Dear Mr. Chairman: of May 26, 1976, confirmed an earlier informal Office review the[~back-up data supporting the , Products Association’s,discussion paper of opposition to S. 3091&-the proposed National out of y...
Date Aug. 18, 1975 Report No. RED-76-8 Title

Indian Natural Resources--Opportunities for Improved Management and Increased Productivity - Part I: Forest Land, Rangeland, and Cropland

Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior The management has been hindered of Indian by natural resources --limited long-term development, planning for resource assist* --lack of personnel for technical ante and advice, and --conflict of tribal or individual Indian desires with accepted resource management practices. This report makes numerous recommendations to help overcome these probl...
Date March 15, 1973 Report No. 088974 Title

Agriculture and Food: Improvements Needed in Planning Allowable Harvests, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 2.0343 RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 1 AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MAR15 1973 Mr. John R I+zGulre Chief, Forest Service Department of Agrxulture Dear Mr. McGulre. We have surveyed the Forest Service's poIxles, procedures, and practices for determlnlng allowable timber harvest levels (allowable harvest) on national forest land The survey covered selected fie...
Date Jan. 25, 1972 Report No. B-173590 Title

Government Operations: Review of Proposed Changes to the Colorado Plateau Pulpwood Sale Contract

posed ChangesToThe u' ntract 8-1735po Forest Service Depatiment of Agriculture LER GENERAL GOMPTROLLER GEMSAL WASHINGTOM. OF D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 . B-173590 Dear Mr. b Chairman: . Reference is made to your letter of June 29, 1971, in which you expressed concern that proposed changes to the Coljq orado Plateau pulpwood sale_.co,nt.ract between the Forest Ser- 3q -.-vice, Department of Agric...
Date July 29, 1969 Report No. 092671 Title

Financial Management: Administration of Recreation Fees Under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFIX WASHINGTON, D C. 20548 CIVIL IXVISION Mr. Edward P. Cliff Chief, Forest Service Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Cliff: This 1s in reference to our draft report to the Congress on the review of the admlnlstratlon of recreation fees under the provlslons of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, and the comments thereon from Mr. E. W, Schultz, Acti...