Stewardship Contracting
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Federal Land Management Use Of Stewardship Contracting Is Increasing But Agencies Could Benefit From Better Data And Contracting Strategies
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Author : Robin M. Nazzaro
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2009-06
Federal Land Management Use Of Stewardship Contracting Is Increasing But Agencies Could Benefit From Better Data And Contracting Strategies written by Robin M. Nazzaro and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with Law categories.
The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have stewardship contracting authority, which allows the agencies to trade goods -- such as timber -- for services (e.g., thinning forests or rangelands) that the agencies would otherwise pay for with appropriated dollars, and to enter into stewardship contracts lasting up to 10 years. The authority is set to expire in 2013. This report determines: (1) the extent to which the agencies are using stewardship contracting; and (2) what successes and challenges the agencies have experienced in using it. In doing so, the auditor assessed agency data, reviewed project files, and visited projects in numerous locations. Illus.
Stewardship Contracting
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Stewardship Contracting written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization And Improvement
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Stewardship Contracting Reauthorization And Improvement written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Forest health categories.
Forest Service Stewardship Contracting Program
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Forest Service Stewardship Contracting Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Nature categories.
Federal Land Management
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Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Federal Land Management written by United States. Government Accountability Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Forest management categories.
The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have stewardship contracting authority, which allows the agencies to trade goods--such as timber--for services (e.g., thinning forests or rangelands) that the agencies would otherwise pay for with appropriated dollars, and to enter into stewardship contracts lasting up to 10 years. The authority is set to expire in 2013. GAO was asked to determine, among other things, (1) the extent to which the agencies are using stewardship contracting and (2) what successes and challenges the agencies have experienced in using it. In doing so, GAO assessed agency data, reviewed project files, and visited projects in numerous locations. From fiscal years 2003 through 2007, the Forest Service and BLM awarded a combined total of 535 stewardship contracts, with the number increasing each year--from 38 in fiscal year 2003 to 172 in fiscal year 2007. However, for certain aspects of stewardship contracting, such as the acres involved or the value of the services exchanged for goods, reliable data were not available for the full 5-year fiscal period because neither agency has had a comprehensive database of its stewardship contracting activity since 2003. The agencies did not begin to maintain nationwide stewardship data until recently, primarily because of difficulties in adapting their systems to account for all aspects of stewardship contracting. Further, these data are not complete, and reside in myriad systems, not all of which interface with one another. These deficiencies keep the agencies and Congress from accurately assessing the costs and value of stewardship contracting. The agencies credit stewardship contracting with allowing them to accomplish more work--by allowing them to trade goods for services, thereby extending their budgets for thinning and other services--and spurring collaboration with members of the community and environmental groups. But stewardship contracting has its challenges too, including some resistance to its use (e.g., by contractors unfamiliar with it) and a paucity of markets for the small trees typically removed in stewardship projects. Also, although agency officials view long-term multiyear contracts as crucial to market development, these contracts can involve financial challenges. These contracts are attractive because they offer contractors and industry operators some certainty of supply, enabling them to obtain loans for equipment or processing facilities, which can then spur demand for materials resulting from stewardship projects. But such contracts can require a substantial up-front obligation of funds--to protect the contractor's investment if the government later cancels the contract--that may exceed the budget of a field unit (e.g., a national forest). Also, funding the annual work specified in the contract can force a unit to scale back its other programs if the value of the timber removed is not sufficient to pay for that work. Yet neither agency has developed a strategy for using such contracts, a step that could help field units determine which projects are appropriate for these long-term contracts and how they would be funded.
Forest Service Stewardship Contracting Program
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Forest Service Stewardship Contracting Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Nature categories.
Federal Land Management
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Author : United States Government Accountability Office
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-09-21
Federal Land Management written by United States Government Accountability Office and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with categories.
Federal land management : use of stewardship contracting is increasing, but agencies could benefit from better data and contracting strategies : report to congressional requesters.
Federal Land Management Additional Guidance On Community Involvement Could Enhance Effectiveness Of Stewardship Contracting Report To Congressional Requesters
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Federal Land Management Additional Guidance On Community Involvement Could Enhance Effectiveness Of Stewardship Contracting Report To Congressional Requesters written by and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Stewardship Contracting For Landscape Scale Projects
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Author : Cassandra Moseley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Stewardship Contracting For Landscape Scale Projects written by Cassandra Moseley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Contracting out categories.
This working paper was made possible with funding from the Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University and the USDA Forest Service.
Department Of The Interior And Related Agencies Appropriations For 2005 Secretary Of The Interior Secretary Of Energy
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Department Of The Interior And Related Agencies Appropriations For 2005 Secretary Of The Interior Secretary Of Energy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.