Army Corps of Engineers: An Assessment of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement of the Lower Snake River Dams (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers: An Assessment of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement of the Lower Snake River Dams

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Army Corps of Engineers' environmental impact statement (EIS) of the Lower Snake River dams, focusing on: (1) extent to which the Corps followed applicable procedures and guidelines in preparing the draft EIS; and (2) reasonableness of the methodology the Corps used to analyze and present the effects of breaching the dams, specifically with respect to electricity costs, transportation costs, and air quality."
Date: July 24, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homelessness: HUD Funds Eligible Projects According to Communities' Priorities (open access)

Homelessness: HUD Funds Eligible Projects According to Communities' Priorities

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) funding of Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act projects, focusing on: (1) what process HUD uses to select projects for funding, whether this process is consistent with relevant statutes, and how HUD treats new projects and projects that have been funded in the past (renewal projects); (2) the extent to which HUD funds projects that communities rank as high-priority under their Continuums of Care, and why some high-priority projects are not funded while some low-priority projects are funded; and (3) whether communities face any common problems when applying for funds from HUD, and what actions are needed to correct these problems."
Date: July 24, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Attorneys: Laws, Rules, and Policies Governing Political Activities (open access)

U.S. Attorneys: Laws, Rules, and Policies Governing Political Activities

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed various laws, rules, and policies related to the political activities of U.S. Attorneys, focusing on: (1) what laws and Department of Justice (DOJ) rules and policies govern U.S. Attorneys' involvement in Hatch Act partisan political activities; (2) what types of activities are permitted and what types are prohibited; (3) to what extent have U.S. Attorneys been involved in Hatch Act partisan political activities; (4) what DOJ rules and policies govern U.S. Attorneys' involvement in issue-oriented political activities; (5) to what extent have U.S. Attorneys been involved in issue-oriented political activities; and (6) what statutory or other provisions govern U.S. Attorney Offices' expenditure of federal funds and resources for political activities."
Date: July 24, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library