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B-161330 1 (1972-05-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaeiy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL 'S REPORT TO THE CONGRESS DREDGING A IVITIES AND PROBLEMS Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions), Department of the Army B-161330 WHY THE REVIEW WAS MDE LM091329 The Corps of Engineers is responsible for improving and maintaining naviga- tion channels and harbors in the United States. The Corps uses its own dredg- ing equipment and also contracts with private dredging firms. Federal expendi- tures for dredging have averaged about $135 million annually for the past 10 years. Considerable controversy has existed over the years concerning the Federal Government's dredging role. Recently industry has opposed the Corps' plans to replace several of its older dredges and to buy additional dredges. In- dustry claims that it should be allowed to perform the dredging work done by the Government. Because of the large Federal investment in dredging equipment and the high annual Federal dredging expenditure, the General Accounting Office GAO) reviewed the Corps' current uses and costs of its dredges and its contfact- ing policies and j-rocedures. GAO wanted to determine whether the Corps was obtaining maximum use of its existing equipment and to present the Congress with factors which would affect the Federal role in dredging over the next few years. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Because of the nature of the relationship between the Corps and the private dredging industry, each is dependent upon the other. The Corps does not have the capability to meet its annual dredging requirements with its own equipment. Private industry is dependent upon the Corps in that the Federal dredging program provides a large portion of its total work load. This mutually dependent relationship has resulted in considerable controversy over the years as to what the Federal role should be in meeting the national dredging requirements. The Corps' inventory of dredging equipment consists of two main types--hopper and pipeline--and is widely dispersed along the coasts and interior waterways of the Nation. The hopper dredges--self-propelled, oceangoing vessels which work in the large coastal harbors--are being utilized efficiently throughout the country. Tear Sheet MAY 23,1972

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