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National Park Service: Maintenance Backlog Issues

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 4, 1998
Report No. T-RCED-98-61
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Summary:

The maintenance backlog estimates of the U.S. Park Service do not accurately reflect the scope of maintenance needs in the park system, nor are they reliable. About 92 percent of the estimated maintenance backlog involves construction projects, one-fifth of which are for new facilities. Meanwhile, there is no routine, systematic process for determining maintenance needs. Recently, new accounting standards as well as management changes prompted by the Government Performance and Results Act have been imposed on federal agencies. The Park Service has begun to implement these changes in fiscal year 1998. These changes could, if properly implemented, help the Park Service develop more accurate data on its maintenance backlog and track progress in addressing it.

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