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B-118638.83 1 (1977-01-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqzd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: B-118&38o & Jaxnury 24, 1977 Th Honorable Lawtor Chiles ChaiLrma. Subcomittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of September 22, 1976, requested us to determine the legality of using capital project funds from a Nationa1 Park Service aceount to remodel a kitchen and a washroom which adjoin the office of the Director, Department of Recreation, District of Columbia. Your office subsequently agreed that we should expand the scope of our inquiry to iuclude an examination of all capital funds spent by the Service or behalf of the Department of Recreation. By agreement with the District of Columbia, the Natonal Park Serice performed maintenance and improvement services of recreation areas and facilities under the District's control. Funds appropriated t he Distriot were transferred by the District to the Service as authorized by !a for reiwburfement for the work performed. On June 10, 1975, the Service returned to the District $205,035 which ionsisted of unexpended capital project fund balances of fiscal years 1966-1968. District appropriations. These funds were returned by the District to the Service. The funds were spent by the Service as authorized by the Department of Recreation. Capital funds, once appropriated, usually remain available until Upendech Capital projects usually include sites, plans, ne construction and expansion of existing facilities. We reviewed appropriate law, policies, procedures and available records and discussed the use of the funds with District and Service officials. In sumry we deterined that as of December 31, 1916: --$l32,Ol3 of capital funds were spent for operation and maintenance which are not legally authorized by the appropriation acts . ~-About $ 3,970 was spent or co~iitted for eapiital projects wihu District and congressionai conmmttee repiogra min aippoval as is quired by District policyo

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