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092595 1 (1971-07-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwlv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUN ING OFFICE 1CouA WASHINGTON, D C. 2054 CIVIL DIVISION JUL 3 0 1971 Dear Mr. Maughan' The General Accounting Office has examined into selected aspects of the Title III Grant Program administered by the Water Resources Council (WRC). Our survey included an examination of selected State applications and was performed at the WRC Central Office in Washington, D.C. Section 301 of the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 author- ized annual appropriations of $5 million to WRC for planning grants for fiscal years 1967 through 1976. These funds are to be allotted by the WRC as grants to States, on a 50 percent matching basis, to assist them in developing and participating in comprehensive water and related land resources plans. Since inception of the program in fiscal year 1967, through fiscal year 1971, funds amounting to $12.5 million have been appropriatti by the Congress to carry out the provisions of the grant program. The stated purposes of the Title 111 program are to encourage (1) State participation in Federal-State comprehensive water and related land resources planning, (2) State preparation of plans in light of regional and national plans, and (3) State training of per- sonnel, where necessary, to develop technical planning capability. WRC issued rules and regulations an November 1966 setting forth the guidelines that States should follow in making application for the Title III funds. The guidelines stated that non-Federal funds eligible for matching Federal funds granted under Title III would be limited to the increased expenditures of non-Federal funds above the expenditure for the 12-month period ending June 30, 1965--base year costs. The guidelines indicated that once established, the base level of expenditures for such period was intended to remain as the base for calculating non-Federal funds eligible for matching. During 1967, WRC advised the States at the time it conveyed approval for their initial application for financial assistance under the act that * * * the intent of Title III, also, is to enhance State capability in comprehensive water and related land resources planning. Thus, Federal-or State- matching funds under Title III should not be utilized BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1921-1971 I oewl

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