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B-176942 1 (1972-11-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagbe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: i UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC UN FF E $ 3 1WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNM ENT DIVISIONBEST DOCI 8ILP B176942ELIi IIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIU LM096241 Dear Mr. Attorney General: We reviewed the Department of Justice's standards and instructions for preparing acceptable titl _ Ldg; acquisitions and examined the different'types of land title 2eurchased by selected offices of the Corps of Engi-39 neers, U.S. Army; the Forest Service, Department of Agricul- , ture; the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department PQ 64' of the Interior; and the General Services Administration (GSA)./7 In recent years most of the land title evidence approved by the Department was in the form of title insurance--title insurance policies and certificates of title. Relatively few claims requiring payment by the insurer have been made in recent years for defects in Government land titles. We believe that the Government could realize substan- tial savings if it adhered to its general policy of self- insurance by using a certificate of record title as an accept- able form of title evidence and by discontinuing the purchase of title insurance, except when a statute such as the Military Construction Act of 1959 (42 U.S.C. 1594(d)) provides other- wise. STANDARDS FOR TITLE EVIDENCE In October 1970 the Attorney General issued standards governing the approval of title to lands to be acquired for Federal purposes. The Attorney General delegated the respon- sibility for title approval, with some limitations, to several departments and agencies. The Department's Standards for the Preparation of Title Evidence in Land Acquisitions by the United States govern the preparation of title evidence when the title is to be approved by the Attorney General or his designee or when condemnation proceedings are to be instituted. The standards provide that title evidence acceptable to prudent attorneys and title examiners where the land is lo- cated will ordinarily be acceptable to the Department. The standards identify the following items as acceptable title

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