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CED-80-26 1 (1979-11-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabaak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 f4 W RESTRICTED -- pot o be released outside the General Accoout i excet: ihe basis of specific approval by the Office of Congressioal Relations. NOVEMBER 23, 1979 RELEASED The Honorable Fernand J. St. Germain House of Representatives 111061 Dear Mr. St. Germain: Subject: KTbe Fish and Wildlife Service's/ - anagement of the Sachuest Point and 1-4I -Ninigret National Wildlife Refuges in Rhode Islan3(tl2 Your July 23, 1979, letter requested us to determine whether the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, has the resources to properly manage the Sa.cbuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown, Rhode Island. Your letter also questioned whether the Service can properly manage 30 acres of excess Navy property in Charlestown, Rhode Island, transferred to the Service as an addition to the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. Our review of these matters showed that the Service is implementing a management and development plan at the Sachuest Point refuge which will protect the habitat for wildlife while providing passive public recreation (e.g., nature study, hiking, fishing, bird watching, and swimming). A management and development plan has also been developed for the Ninigret refuge and will be implemented when title to the land is transferred to the Service. Both plans were developed in cooperation with the respective towns and compliment ongoing or planned uses of the contiguous town- owned lands. The details relating to the transfer, manage- ment, and development of the two refuges are as follows. THE SACHUEST POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE The Navy originally owned about 184 acres of land at Sachuest Point, using.it for a communications station. In 1973 the Navy began to close stations and consolidate activi- ties in the Newport, Rhode Island, area. As each parcel of land became excess to the Navy, the 184 acres of property were subdivided into parcels of 32, 50, and 102 acres. 5?/§)_ 7 Oo9)O0 (143380) COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-196756

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