Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act [[electronic resource] /] / Government Accountability Office

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812180303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Novinka Books, 2008
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (106 p.)
• Disciplina: 343.73/0252
• Soggetti: Public lands - United States - Management; Public lands - Economic aspects - United States; Government purchasing of real property - Law and legislation - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT -- FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT -- CONTENTS -- CORRESPONDENCE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Chapter 1 RESULTS IN BRIEF* -- Chapter 2 BACKGROUND -- FEDERAL LAND SALES AUTHORITIES AND PROCESS -- FEDERAL LAND ACQUISITION FUNDING -- OTHER LAND SALE LAWS -- FLTFA REQUIREMENTS ON USE OF REVENUE AND OTHER KEY PROVISIONS -- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IMPLEMENTS FLTFA -- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO FLTFA -- Chapter 3 BLM HAS RAISED MOST FLTFA REVENUE FROM LAND SALES IN NEVADA -- BLM HAS RAISED 95.7 MILLION FROM FLTFA LAND SALES, PRIMARILY IN TWO NEVADA FIELD OFFICES -- Chapter 4 BLM FACES SEVERAL CHALLENGES TO FUTURE SALES UNDER FLTFA -- BLM STATE AND FIELD OFFICIALS MOST FREQUENTLY CITED AVAILABILITY OF KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF AS A CHALLENGE TO CONDUCTING FLTFA SALES -- MOST BLM STATES HAVE PLANNED FLTFA SALES THROUGH 2010, BUT BLM LACKS NATIONAL GOALS FOR THE PROGRAM -- BLM Plans FLTFA Sales through 2010 -- BLM Has Not Established Goals or an Implementation Strategy for FLTFA Sales -- FLTFA'S RESTRICTION ON LAND AVAILABLE FOR SALE REDUCES POTENTIAL REVENUE -- Chapter 5 AGENCIES HAVE PURCHASED FEW PARCELS WITH FLTFA REVENUE -- UNDER A SECRETARIAL INITIATIVE, ; BLM REPORTS AGENCIES SPENT 10.1 MILLION ON THE FIRST LAND ACQUISITIONS 7 YEARS AFTER FLTFA WAS ENACTED -- AGENCIES HAVE SUBMITTED NOMINATIONS UNDER THE STATE-LEVEL PROCESS, BUT NONE HAVE RESULTED IN A LAND ACQUISITION -- STATE-LEVEL PROCESS HAS NOT YET RESULTED IN ACQUISITIONS BECAUSE OF THE TIME TAKEN TO COMPLETE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS AND LIMITED FUNDS OUTSIDE OF NEVADA -- BLM REPORTS SPENDING 3.2 MILLION ON FLTFA ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES -- Chapter 6 AGENCIES FACE CHALLENGES IN COMPLETING ADDITIONAL ACQUISITIONS.; BLM OFFICIALS MOST COMMONLY CITED THE TIME, COST, AND COMPLEXITY OF THE LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS AS A CHALLENGE, AMONG SEVERAL, TO COMPLETING ACQUISITIONS -- COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC PROVISIONS IN FLTFA CONTINUE TO POSE CHALLENGES TO FUTURE ACQUISITIONS -- THE AGENCIES HAVE YET TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES TO FULLY COMPLY WITH FLTFA AND MOU PROVISIONS -- Chapter 7 CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter 8 MATTERS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION -- Appendix I OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- Appendix II COMPLETED FLTFA LAND SALES, THROUGH MAY 2007 -- Appendix III DETAILED INFORMATION ON PLANNED FLTFA LAND SALES THROUGH 2010, AS REPORTED BY BLM STATE OFFICES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.