U.S. Courts: Estimated User Fee to Pay for New Facilities

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO: (1) estimated what a user fee would be if the Federal judiciary were required to recover its facilities capital needs by imposing a fee on cases filed; (2) provided information on the amount of General Services Administration (GSA) space, revenues, and costs attributable to the courts; and (3) reviewed information on the courts' obligations, number of judgeships, revenues, and case filings.