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Information Regarding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Management of Recreation Areas

RCED-83-63 Published: Dec 15, 1982. Publicly Released: Dec 15, 1982.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided: (1) a description of the National Park Service's and the Corps of Engineers' general responsibilities for managing recreation areas; (2) a comparison of the fiscal year 1983 operations and maintenance budget cuts the Corps made in its recreation activities to those it made in other operations and maintenance activities; (3) information on the Corps' decision to close three recreation areas at the Raystown Lake Project; and (4) information on the Corps' procedures for awarding recreation-related contracts at Raystown Lake.

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Advertised procurementBudget cutsFloodsHistoric preservationLand managementMaintenance costsNational recreation areasSource selectionWater resources developmentRecreation