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093940 1 (1973-01-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxiq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOUCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION January 9, 1973 LMO93940 Dear General Clarke: The General Accounting Office has examined into forest management policies and practices at Corps of Engineers water resources projects. Our survey was performed at Corps district and division offices in Portland, Oregon, and Vicksburg, Mississippi; the district office in Nashville, Tennessee; and the Office of the Chief of Engineers (OCE) in Washington, D. C. Legislative requirements regarding forest management at Corps reservoirs are contained in Public Law 86-717, approved September 6, 1960, which charges the Chief of Engineers with the responsibility to provide for the protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover and the establishment and main- tenance of other conservation measures on reservoir areas under his jurisdiction, so as to yield the maximum benefit and other- wise improve such areas. A June 1971 report of the Army Audit Agency (AAA) indicated that the Corps (1) did not have policy guidelines requiring the development and implementation of forest management plans to assure the optimum use of forest resources, (2) had not. allocated sufficient resources to implement an adequate forest management program, and (3) failed to fully provide for enhanced project benefits which could be derived from the use of proper timber management. As a result of the AAA report, the Corps issued Engineer Regulations (ER) 1130-2-400, dated May 28, 1971, which requires the development of various appendices--including a forest manage- ment plan appendix--to project master plans. The ER indicates that, for existing projects, forest management plans should be completed within 3 years from the date of the ER, or by May 1974. It provides policy guidance regarding forest management, the need to provide for project recreation-resource management personnel-- such as resource managers, resource rangers, and foresters; and provides an outline for district offices to follow in developing forest management plans. ~dI1NTAVAILA'BLE ~ 09391

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