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Land Ownership: Information on the Acreage, Management, and Use of Federal and Other Lands

RCED-96-40 Published: Mar 13, 1996. Publicly Released: Mar 25, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the federal government's ownership, management, use, and regulation of lands in the United States, focusing on: (1) changes in the ownership of lands managed by the four major land management agencies from June 1964 through September 1994; (2) changes in the number of acres managed for conservation; (3) nonfederal acreage that is subject to federal rights of use such as easements and leases; (4) acreage held in trust for Native Americans; (5) acreage owned by 13 selected western states; and (6) acreage transferred by three nonprofit organizations.

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EasementsIndian landsLand managementLand transfersNational forestsNational parksNonprofit organizationsPublic landsWildlife conservationWildlife