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CED-76-144 1 (1976-09-20)

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                                                           O, ,ED STATES
                                                     GENERAL ACn'UNTING OFFICE

                                                           SEP     1.j 1976


' 2.   .    REPORT         OF   THE                      UBRARY SYSTEM

              COMPTROLLER GENERAL

              OF THE UNITED STATES







              Private Land Acquisition

              In National Parks:.

              Improvements Needed


              National Park Service

              Department of the Interior


              The National Park Service began a land acqui-
              sition program in fiscal year 1969, the Oppor-
              tunity Inholding Program, to acquire private
              lands within the boundaries of certain
              national parks.

              Prices the National Park Service paid were, for
              the most part, reasonable and reflected the
              market values of the properties. The appraisal
              process should be improved, however, to
              increase the program's effectiveness.

              Park Service officials agreed that some of its
              practices, intended to force property owners
              to sell their properties to the Park Service at
              one park, could have been considered harass-
              ment of property owners. The Park Service
              has, however, acted on these complaints, and
              the difficulties should be resolved.




              CED-76-144                         SEPT. 20, 1976

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