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RCED-95-229R 1 (1995-06-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackwa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261675 June 23, 1995 The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: The U.S. Department of Agriculture manages a number of programs that are funded primarily by user fees collected from identifiable beneficiaries of the services rendered. As requested, we have examined several issues concerning the growth and administration of user fee programs at three Department agencies of specific interest to your Committee--the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS),1 and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Specifically, we analyzed (1) trends in user fee revenues; (2) use of the revenues collected; (3) costs for legal services; and (4) comparison of user charges by federal, state, local governments and private entities for similar services. In summary, The total amount of user fees collected at APHIS and AMS more than doubled between fiscal years 1988 and 1993, from $145.2 million to $295.6 million, while the third agency, FGIS, had a slight decrease, from $34.2 million to $33.3 million, during the same period. Most revenues collected through user fees (at least 90 percent) were used to fund program services. The remaining revenues were used to pay agency support costs. 'During our review, FGIS and the Packers and Stockyards Administration merged into the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. GAO/RCED-95-229R, USDA User Fees

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