1、1 For more information on permanent appropriations generally, a description of the Forest Serviceaccounts, and a comparison of the Forest Service accounts with those of the Department of theInteriors land management agencies, see CRS Report RL30335, Federal Land ManagementAgencies Permanently Approp
2、riated Accounts.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20486March 8, 2000Forest Service Accountability in Administering ItsTrust Funds(name redacted)Natural Resource Economist and Senior Policy AnalystResources, Science,
3、and Industry DivisionSummaryThe USDA Forest Service has numerous permanently appropriated trust funds andspecial funds that provide substantial funding independent of the annual appropriationsprocess. Critics have alleged abuse of the funds and have sought greater congressionaloversight, and the Gen
4、eral Accounting Office has testified on the agencys managementof some of these accounts. While the Administration has offered few responses to thecriticisms of these funds, it has, in its FY2001 budget request, proposed creating twonew trust funds and combining several existing funds into a new fund
