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B-194798 1 (1980-01-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhxq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: !~ /1~/( o THE CIPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION. 7 f OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 FILE: B-194798 DATE: January 23, 1980 MATTER OF: Geological Survey inspectors' lunch expenses DIGEST: Employees, who inspect offshore oil drilling rigs must pay for their luncheon meals although due to un- usual conditions the employees pur- chase meals from private caterers at rigs at whatever price is charged. In the absence of specfic statutory authority or exigent circumstances, Government payment of meals for employees from appropriated funds is prohibited. See 53 Comp. Gen. 71 (1973). We are asked to decide if employees of the Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, may have the Govern- ment pay for their lunches due to unusual working condi- tions. We hold that the employees must pay for their lunches as Government payment of meals from appropriated funds is prohibited in the absence of specific statutory authority or exigent circumstances involving a threat to human life or Government property. Mr. Posey B. Howell, Chief, Branch of Financial Management of the Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, presented the question for resolution as it relates to certain Geological Survey oil rig inspectors stationed in the Gulf of Mexico area. The relevant facts as stated by Mr. Howell are: The U. S. Geological Survey is responsible for insuring that petroleum drilling and production operations on the Federally- leased lands of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf are performed in accord- ance with applicable laws and regulations. As a part of this responsibility, the USGS performs inspections of the drilling rigs and production facilities, carried out by L~ L.Xr C o CL J, ti 0 - 37I _

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