Mineral Revenues: Collection and Distribution of Revenues From Acquired Lands

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding the collection and distribution of mineral revenues from acquired lands, focusing on the: (1) role of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) in collecting mineral revenues; (2) agencies involved and the processes they used to distribute mineral revenues; and (3) accuracy and timeliness of agencies' distributions of fiscal years (FY) 1986 and 1987 mineral revenues to nonfederal recipients.