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Boating and Fishing: Administration of the Wallop-Breaux Trust Fund

RCED-89-32BR Published: Oct 26, 1988. Publicly Released: Oct 26, 1988.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO analyzed the Sport Fish Restoration Account of the Aquatic Resource Trust Fund to determine: (1) why the revenues increased; (2) the accuracy of the Department of the Treasury's revenue estimates and accounting procedures; and (3) how states spent their funds. GAO also analyzed the Fund's Boat Safety Account to determine how states and the Coast Guard used those funds.

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Accounting proceduresAllocation (Government accounting)Appropriated fundsstate relationsFunds managementPleasure craftRecreationState-administered programsTransportation safetyTrust fundsWatercraft