GAO found that the deferrals were in accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. GAO noted an error in one deferral and obtained the correct information for Congress' use in examining the message. GAO identified no other information, except as noted, which would be useful to Congress in its consideration of the President's proposals.

In response to a congressional request, GAO reconsidered its opinion that an alternative plan to the Orme Dam required reauthorization. GAO had originally held that, although the plan was not a suitable alternative to Orme Dam, Congress appropriated additional funds and there was no legal basis for objecting to the Department of the Interior's implementation of the plan. Upon further review, GAO

GAO found that: (1) the message proposed 73 rescissions; (2) in three instances, amounts proposed for rescission were impermissibly reimpounded; and (3) the Office of Management and Budget released all of the withheld funds for obligation. GAO identified no other information, except as noted, which would be useful to Congress in its consideration of the President's proposals.

In response to a congressional request, GAO determined whether the: (1) Reclamation Safety of Dams (SOD) Act or the amendments to the act prohibit the use of SOD funds for dam safety strategies other than the simple repair of existing facilities; and (2) Secretary of the Interior may allocate the funds to the construction of a dam. GAO found that: (1) the act authorizes the modification of an exi

GAO found that relevant legislation authorizes DOD to construct educational facilities on military bases and that appropriations were available to DOD under the program.

The special message proposed 2 new deferrals totalling $299,000,000 for FY 1984 and 15 new deferrals totalling $1,318,562,275 for FY 1985. GAO identified no additional information that would be useful to Congress in its consideration of the deferrals and believes that the deferrals are in accordance with existing statutes.

At the start of FY 1982, the Corps had 86 water construction projects with unfunded recreation construction components with estimated unfunded future Corps costs totaling $755 million. The Corps is attempting to have local interests cost-share $251 million of this amount; however, the Army expects that a large portion of this amount will not be budgeted due to a lack of local support. In addition

GAO found that the Air Force requests more design and construction SIOH funds than it needs for military construction projects in the United Kingdom, because it does not adjust its current methodology for requesting funds to take into consideration a cost-sharing agreement between the United States and the British Government which lowers the cost of these services. GAO found that the Air Force co

The proposed system will be the largest system ever built by the Bureau of Reclamation and will irrigate more than one-half million acres. Although construction of the entire unit has not been completed, irrigation water has been delivered since 1967. Construction has been completed on most of the major project features component, and the Bureau considers the authorized funding for this aspect to

A comparison of the General Services Administration's (GSA) estimated completion dates for the design and construction of the projects and the GAO estimated dates showed a number of differences. For seven of the projects, GAO estimated construction completion dates were 2 to 22 months later than the estimated completion dates furnished by GSA. For one of the projects, the estimated completion dat