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B-196758 1 (1979-12-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmma0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STAT~s GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (l07 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION December 6, 1979 111077- Mr. Lynn A. Greenwalt Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 39' Department of the Interior Dear Mr. Greenwalt: Subject: Eihe Fish and Wildlife Service Is Incurring Unnecessary Costs for Property Forfeited or Voluntarily Abandoned at Ports of Entryj The General Accounting Office, during its review of implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seg.), found that the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is incurring unnecessary costs for property forfeited to Federal enforcement agents or voluntarily abandoned at ports of entry over the past 19 years. The property, the value of which was not known but had been estimated to total about $2.5 million, had not been dis- posed of because FWS had not implemented disposition pro- cedures as provided for by law. Additional costs had also been incurred because FWS had not implemented adequate security and accountability policies and procedures. BACKGROUND It is unlawful to import into and/or export from the United States without a permit or other required docu- mentation any species or part thereof protected under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, or the Convention on International Trade in Endangered *pecies of Wild Fauna and Flora. Species and items without the required documentation are seized as evidence by or forfeited to Federal enforcement agents or voluntarily abandoned at ports of entry. The National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, has primary responsibility for enforcing the pro- tective provisions of the acts and the convention for most 3 marine species. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection &&0 I& 7i7

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