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Title |
| Date April 27, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-55 |
Title
Comptroller General
C$ THE UNITEDSTATES
CM And Gas Royalty AccountingImprovements Have Been Initiated But Continued Emphasis Is Needed Tb Ensure Success
T e Department of the Interior’s royalty a counting system has been plagued with m ny serious financial management proble s for over 20 years. The Department is c rrentty making a serious effort to correct these problems by designing and implem ... |
| 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 March 10, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-48 |
Title
BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretaries Of Agriculture And The interior Illegal And Unauthorized Activities On Public Lands---A Problem With Serious Implications
I [legal and unauthorized activities on Federal lands--crimes against persons and property, marijuana cuitivation, timber thefts, and trespassing--limit the ability of others to use and enjoy resources and recreation ... |
| 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. 8, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-34 |
Title
t . ’ .) BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report ToTheChairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Accelerated Onshore Oil And Gas Leasing May Not Occur As Quickly As Anticipated
One of President Reagan’s goals is -to encourage development of the Nation’s energy resources by providing greater access to Federal lands and st... |
| 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. 15, 1981 |
Report No. 117083 |
Title
FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9230 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, 1981 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 statement of J. Dexter Peach Energy and Minerals Division Director, Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Mines and.Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs' Department of the Interior for Management of Federa... |
| Date Dec. 11, 1981 |
Report No. CED-82-18 |
Title
;zC’B y
l -_ ’ B’r’THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTIN;; OFFICE Report To The Honorable Ken Kramer House Of Representatives Numerous Issues Involved In Large-Scale Disposals And Sales Of Federal Real Property The market value of Federal real property is unknown, and the amount of revenue that the Government could raise from selling land or other property would be difficult to predict. Whether enough... |
| 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 Oct. 29, 1981 |
Report No. AFMD-82-6 |
Title
REPORT BY THE RELEASED Comptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES Oil And Gas Royalty Collections-Longstanding Problems Costing Millions
Since 1959, GAO has been reporting on the need for major improvements in the Geological Survey's oil and gas royalty accounting system. Possibly hundreds of millions of dolars in royalties due from Federal Government and Indian leases are not being collected annual... |
| Date Oct. 26, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-14 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 T?lCRQY O~VISICN B-200780 AND UINCRAU October , ,'_ 9 ,.,I. :' :. 26, 198-l ,.I 'I * * 1*; :"I'. : >, 11"', ! b'.N.L.r)' ,dn The Eonorable Philip R. Sharp Chairman, Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives RELEASED 11111 ll
116825 Dear Hr. Chairman: Subject: Issues Affecting Sh... |
| 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 Aug. 27, 1981 |
Report No. 116987 |
Title
*, ---L’ s . I^ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
20548 OFF'ICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY , EXPECTED AT lo:15 AM EST v AUGUST 27, 1981 -T STATEMENT MILTON ACTING J. OF SOCOLAR GENERAL STATES 116987 COMPTROLLER OF THE UNITED BEFORE THE 'COM!!ISSION ON FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY RESOURCES OF THE NATION'S . \
9* ENERGY ON PROBLEMS CONFRONTING COLLECTING _.I Chairman We are and 'Members ple... |
| Date Aug. 20, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-109 |
Title
1 , t i3Y It It US GE_NERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of The Interior Simplifying The Federal Coal Management Program
Development of coal under Federal leases and biding lease applications could be speeded 111) ant! the: administrative hurclen on the DeI)artment of the Interior reduced--by simplifyincj many of the r)roceclures for admin isterjnq ttle leases and processing the lease... |
| Date Aug. 11, 1981 |
Report No. 091107 |
Title
UNITED STAT& G&ERAL ACCOUNTXNGOFFICE . 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 1981 STATEMENTOF JOHN F. SIMONETTE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 1
091107 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MtiAGEMENT DI'VISION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S OIL AND GAS ROYALTY COLLECTION SYSTEM Mr. Chairman 4 and Members of the Committe... |
| 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 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 8, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-99 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 / g’ Lb,*3 L-- ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION JUNE 8,1981 B-203501 The Honorable Mike Lowry House of Representatives 'Dear Congressman Lowry: Subject: lllllIll1 III I
115645 Power Administration's Efforts l-Bonnevrlle to Implement the Conservation Provisions of Public Law 96-501 (EMD-81-99) J 1981, asked us to assess the Your letter of... |
| 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 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 Feb. 11, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-40 |
Title
/( / & BY THECOMP7RO’ LERGENERAL {” OF THEUNITED STATES 114 3Ls Report Td’i’he Congress
Actions Needed To Increase Federal Onshore Oil And Gas Exploration And Development
The Nation’s need for more oil and gas development from Federal lands will not be met unless Federal agencies act to --make more lands, now closed to leasing, available for oil and gas development, --reduce the number a... |
| Date Dec. 12, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-30 |
Title
Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Mapping Problems May Undermine Plans For New Federal Coal Leasing
Faulty maps may undermine efforts by the Department of the Interior to resume its plans for new Federal coal leasing. Recent actions to correct the maps, which are the major source of information on coal resources on Federal lands,and to provide needed 2; through other means, may be too late ... |
| Date Sept. 12, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-96 |
Title
1 BY Tl--lE~ &NERAL U,i,’ p\\sLsg AC~(--JJNT!i‘\iG (I-WCE
.j..+&J , Report To The Secretaries Of Defense, The Interior, And Transportation Protection And Prompt Disposal Can Prevent Destruction Of Excess Facilities In Alaska
Federal agencies may withdraw land from the public domain and use it for their program requirements. When an agency no longer needs the property, it notifies the Departmen... |
| Date Aug. 13, 1980 |
Report No. 113155 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING OFFICE
D.C. 20548 Mr. . Ctr ief , I*'0r c s t Ser v i c:c Ikpartrsent of Agriculture l"!car Mr. Peterson: FI . Max I'UtC'rSOn lllllllllll ll
113155 Problems in Collecting and Setting Aside LAdequate Knutson-Vandcnburg Funds To Do Planned Work J We have made a limited review at 16 district and 6 national forest offices in Region 6 of the collection and s... |
| Date July 24, 1980 |
Report No. 112916 |
Title
112916 -9 ' United .. 1 . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OQ a.m. Thursday, July 24, 1980 - 1rtq16 States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office . . . Mr. Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Energy and Minerals Division Deputy Director, Before the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs . on Federal Leasing Policy r . 3, Chairman and Members... |
| Date July 16, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-82A |
Title
BY THEC~MPTR~LLER'~~NERAL ~42.7F Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Changes In Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations
Public land managers in the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are having difficulty achieving congressional expectations of producing the natural resources the Nation needs--timber, grazing forage, minerals, energy, etc.--while protec... |
| Date July 16, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-82 |
Title
, BY THECOMPTROLLERGtNERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES )+@Qt( a- I Report To The Congress
Changes In Public Land Management Required To Achieve Congressional Expectations
Public land managers in the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are having difficulty achieving congressional expectations of producing the natural resources the Nation needs--timber, grazing forage, minerals, energy, etc.--while ... |
| Date June 27, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-108 |
Title
frxgw i ? ul\;/u”“h I’ STUD' BYTHESTAFF&THE US, I Accounti
Land Use Issues The Federal Government olavs a maior role in land-use planning even though no national land-use planning program exists. The Federal involvement in land use results from its large land haldings and from programs such as housing, highways, airports, mass transit, flood insurance, agriculture subsidies, water resource p... |
| Date March 24, 1980 |
Report No. B-118678,B-197998 |
Title
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| Date March 14, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-60 |
Title
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 Dec. 14, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-14 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Federal Drive To Acquire Private Lands Should Be Reassessed
The Federal Government owns over one-third of all U.S. land with authorization to acquire up to $4 billion of private land during the next 11 years. The National Park, Forest, and Fish and Wildlife Services had been following a general practice of acquiring as much private land as possible regar... |
| Date Sept. 25, 1979 |
Report No. PAD-79-64 |
Title
I .A 5 L w THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES -- - Report ToThe Congress
Alternatives for Achieving Greater Equities in Federal Land Payment Programs
A variety of land payment programs have evolved over the years to compensate States and counties for tax exemptlons on Federal land wlthm their lurlsdlctlon GAO reviewed programs In eight western States where 80 percent of the Federal land paym... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1979 |
Report No. 110420 |
Title
FOR RELEASE ON DELi+ERYExpected at 1O:OO a.m Thursday, Septemoer 20, 1979 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC 20548 STATEMENT OF JOHN W. SPRAGUE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE bUBCOMMITTEE ON MINES AND MINING Mr . Chalrman and members of the Subcommittee: the opportunity Federal to appear Coal Leasing. on the before this subfolp/2- We welcome committe... |
| Date July 20, 1979 |
Report No. 109953 |
Title
. 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 July 11, 1979 |
Report No. 109849 |
Title
109849 FOR RELEASE ON 'Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Wednesday, July 11, 1979 Office United States General Accounting Washington, DC 20548 Deputy Statement of Douglas L. McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals Division B Before the Subcommittee on Energy Resources and lYaterials Production Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on G Federal Leasing Policy J Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subc... |
| Date July 9, 1979 |
Report No. 109825 |
Title
I II
109325 United States General Washington, Deputy FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:45 a.m. Monday, July 9, 1975, Accounting DC 20548 Office Gfid Division @? 'y Statement of Douglas McCullough Director, Energy and Minerals Before the House Ad Hoc Select Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf on Leasing Policy Mr. Chairman and Nembers of the Committee: to appear on how the their is based o... |
| Date June 25, 1979 |
Report No. 109831 |
Title
FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. Monday, June 25, 1979 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICEWASHINGTON, DC 20548 STATEMENT OF JOHN W. SPRAGUE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ENERGYAND MINERALS DIVISION EEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE MINES AND MINING ON COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. 1. ( Chairman and members of the Subcommittee: to appear before this... |
| Date June 25, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-47 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL LM109728 This report identifies and analyzes a broad range of issues affecting the development and implementation of a sound Federal coal management program--particularly the use of Western coal in meeting America’s energy needs. On June 4, 1979, the Secretary of the Interior announced a new Federal coal program, calling for a resumption of competitive leasing for the fi... |
| Date June 15, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-78-86 |
Title
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
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 June 1, 1979 |
Report No. 109525 |
Title
FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9~30 a.m. Friday, June 1, 1979 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENT 0~ J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER /rJ~i?!c?~ OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON COAL TRESPASS IN THE EASTERN UNITED r Mr . Chairman and Members the of the Subcommitte... |
| Date May 25, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-69 |
Title
REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES Recent public and congressional concerns have focused on the illegal mining of Federal coal in the East, specifically in Alabama. GAO’s review, requested by the Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, confirms that coal trespass is a serious problem. The Bureau of Land Management --has not taken aggressive a... |
| Date May 4, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-11 |
Title
104263’ 4 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL ‘ieport ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Colorado River Basin Water Problems: HOWTo Reduce Their Impact
Unless Federal, State, and local governments begin to work together, the Colorado River Basin--an area embracing parts of seven Southwestern States--will not be able to cope with a probable water shortage soon after the year 2000. GAO recommends that the C... |
| Date April 27, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-88 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DNELOPMMT AN0 ECONOMIC DlVISlON
1 . ..1: B-125053 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Bob Packwood Senate Packwood: RELEASED Apri1 27, 1979 109288 In response to your November 1, .1978, w and later discussions with your office, we evaluated the Forest _._. e* -Serv-@cc &-g,‘_s refor.estation ---"*..---- timber *,_ " and... |
| Date April 18, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-76 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20548 v 3 PROC”REMENT
ACQUISITION AND SYSTEMS DIVISION APR 18 1979 E-163058 The Honorable T'he Secretary Dear Mr. Harold Erown of Defense / ;i 'r,,.. ; g ,* / *i Secretary: We have completed a review of Air Force activities and plans of land for basir,g the relating to the selection and acquisition Our objective was to deterr,ine MX adva... |
| Date April 13, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-24 |
Title
IlUllh 44-0 8, I ,+ ‘, Y BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress@
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Oil And Gas Royalty CollectionsSerious Financial Management Problems Need Congressional Attention
The Geological Survey collected about $1.2 billion for oil and gas removed from Federal and Indian lands in 1977. However, the Survey is not collecting all that is owed by the oil and gas industry because ... |
| Date April 13, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-79-41 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES ! a Onshore Oil And Gas LeasingWho Wins The Lottery?
Presently, most of the 114,000 onshore oil and gas leases for over 93 million acres of Federal land are awarded under a lottery system. The Chairman, House Committee on Interior and insular Affairs, requested that GAO review alleged irregularities in this leasing, administered by the Departmen... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1979 |
Report No. EMD-78-93 |
Title
BY THE COM P T R O LLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES -35 ‘ t, M ining Law Reform And Balanced Resource Management
Most exploration and development of hardrock minerals on public lands is governed by provisions of the Mining law of 1872. As indicated by its age, however, that law is outdated with respect to contemporary concerns for environmental quality and properly balance... |
| Date Jan. 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-34 |
Title
31"TE~eTE@ bNot to be released oetslde the Generas
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(Q t :..' :,, a',ROL~ ,3 '..Fee except on &the basis of specific appva'tW7M"TRO23^h9 5D STATES
20548 a idQ~~~~:~~ ~WASHINGTON. O.C. B-182143 JANUARY 15, 1979 Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Committee on Government Operations #s-Y'5-sD House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The late Chairman, in letters... |
