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B-234298 1 (1989-07-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnmw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 2~ ,The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Golden Spike National Historic Site-- Request for Imprest Fund Reimbursement for Matter ot: Musical Entertainment File: B-234298 Date: July 12, 1989 DIGESTS 1. U.S. Department of the Interior appropriations for the operation of the National Park System may be used to reimburse the Golden Spike National Historic Site imprest fund for the cost of musical entertainment provided at the Site's 1988 Annual Railroader's Festival. Under 16 U.S.C. § la-2(g), the Secretary of the Interior may contract for interpretive demonstra- tions at Park Service sites. The Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates the 1869 completion of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad and the musical entertainment was representative of nineteenth century railroad and western U.S. music. We have no basis for questioning the agency's judgment that there was a meaningful nexus between the music and the purpose of the Golden Spike site. Further, the music was part of a program determined by the agency to advance the commemoration of Golden Spike, and was not elaborate or extravagant. 2. Music and other artistic events may constitute interpretative demonstrations at National Park Service (NPS) sites for which appropriated funds may be used. While our decisions provide some criteria for determining the propriety of entertainment expenses, we do not believe that a single rule can delineate the circumstances under which music and other artistic events constitute interpretative demonstrations. Rather, whether a particular event sufficiently interprets an NPS site must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Therefore, to assist NPS units in determining when entertainment may constitute an interpretative demonstration for an NPS site, we recommend that the NPS adopt guidelines consistent with our decisions. P'l _q<e#1 /3q09

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