United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-08-28 monographic deposited born digital 73 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-517 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517 P0b002ee18037c47b f:d03517 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517 GAO-03-517 Environmental monitoring Land management Natural gas Oil drilling Wildlife conservation National Wildlife Refuge System Other Written Product A08260 The 95-million acre National Wildlife Refuge System contains federal lands devoted to the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, and plant resources. While the federal government owns the surface lands in the system, in many cases private parties own the subsurface mineral rights and have the legal authority to explore for and extract oil and gas. GAO was asked to determine the extent of oil and gas activity on refuges, identify the environmental effects, and assess the Fish and Wildlife Service's management and oversight of oil and gas activities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517.pdf GAO-03-517 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-517 Other Written Product GAO-03-517; National Wildlife Refuges: Opportunities to Improve the Management and Oversight of Oil and Gas Activities on Federal Lands; Environmental monitoring Land management Natural gas Oil drilling Wildlife conservation National Wildlife Refuge System Volume 45 Page 1222 45 Stat. 1222 Volume 49 Page 378 49 Stat. 378 Volume 111 Page 1252 111 Stat. 1252 Volume 113 Page 1501A 113 Stat. 1501A Public Law 105-57 Public Law 106-113