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Forest Service: Distribution of Timber Sales Receipts Fiscal Years 1992-94

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 8, 1995
Report No. RCED-95-237FS
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Summary:

Over the years, the Forest Service's annual reports to Congress have indicated that receipts from the timber sales program exceeded the expense of preparing and administering the sales. However, these reports did not show the extent to which timber sales receipts were distributed to various Forest Service funds or accounts established for specific purposes, such as reforesting the land and making payments to the states in which the forests are located. GAO found that during fiscal years 1992-94, the Forest Service collected nearly $3 billion in timber sales receipts and distributed about $2.7 billion, or 90 percent, to various Forest Service funds or accounts for specific purposes. The Forest Service deposited the remaining receipts--about $300 million--in the General Fund of the Treasury. Outlays for preparing and administering timbers sales totaled about $1.3 billion for the same period.

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