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Federal Lands: Land Acquisitions Involving Nonprofit Conservation Organizations

RCED-94-149 Published: Jun 15, 1994. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal land acquisitions from nonprofit conservation organizations, focusing on the: (1) extent that federal land management agencies purchase land from or with the assistance of nonprofit organizations; (2) adequacy of controls for protecting the government's interest in such acquisitions; and (3) extent that nonprofit organizations realize financial gains in such transactions.

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Agency missionsConservationFair market valueForest managementHydroelectric powerplantsInternal controlsLand managementNatural resourcesNonprofit organizationsReal property acquisition