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Land Ownership: Similarities and Differences in the Management of Selected State and Federal Land Units

RCED-97-158 Published: Jun 27, 1997. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared state and federal land management, focusing on: (1) the purposes and uses for which state-owned lands are managed; and (2) state and federal land management activities, operating costs, and revenues.

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