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B-174211 1 (1972-05-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaglr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -. 4 M UNITED STATES GENER WASHINGTON, ..20 8 , LOGISTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION B-174211 ,,>Y' 2 572 The Honorable -;2 The Secretary of Defense LM096583 Attention: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Dear Mr. Secretary: We made a survey of the management of natural resources programs in effect at the following military locations. Camp Pendleton, California Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Fort Stewart, Georgia Naval Oil Shale Reserves Number 1 and Number 3, Colorado Naval Oil Shale Reserve Number 2, Utah Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 1, California Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 3, Wyoming These natural resources programs included forestry, fish and wildlife, and soil and water conservation management. Our as- signment code number was 86209. We are presenting the following observations for your consideration. INCONSISTENCIES IN FUNDING OF FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COSTS Department of Defense (DOD) Instruction 7310.1, dated April 15, 1968 (revised July 10, 1970), provides that opera- tion and maintenance (O&M) funds which are spent for forest management within DOD may be reimbursed from timber sale pro- ceeds if the expenditures are related directly to the produc- tion and sale of lumber or timber products. The instruction specifically excludes from reimbursement the cost of fire protection that normally would be incurred if there were no lumber or timber operations being conducted. In fiscal year 1970 Fort Stewart spent about $277,400 for forest fire protection. These costs were reimbursed completely by receipts from timber sales, even though none of the costs appeared to be related directly to the production and sale of ~9~9-r /3

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