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B-226781 1 (1988-01-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmyx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 IDecision National Park Service - Christmas Decorations Matterof. and Open House. File: B-226781 Date: January ii, 1980 DIGEST Appropriated funds may be used to buy Christmas decorations for an interpretive display at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site where such an expense is directly related to the National Park Service authority in adminis- tering historic sites. However, appropriated funds may not be used for open house expenses since such funds may not be used for entertaining individuals for public relations purposes unless specifically authorized. DECISION The authorized certifying officer for the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior, requests our decision concerning the permissibility of certifying an imprest fund replenish- .ment voucher for payment totaling $118.37. The voucher is for various holiday item expenses for the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. Payment on this voucher was initially disallowed by the NPS Regional Finance Office. Consistent with our discussion below, while we will not question the expenditures for the Christmas decorations, we find that the expenditures for the open house are not permissible. The expenses incurred by the NPS unit at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch fall into two different categories. The first category of expenses is for items used to decorate the historic ranch house for Christmas, including a tree skirt, wreaths and ribbons. The second category of expenses is for items used at an open house at the NPS unit, including paper products for serving donated refreshments and a Santa Clause suit rental. In justification of these expenses, the submission indicates that the NPS Director encouraged all NPS units to decorate for the holiday season and to host an open house, primarily as a public relations tool to encourage park visitors during the holiday season, and also as a source of fun and inspiration for the units. -a I #-% -3

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