United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-07-12 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:T-RCED-94-262 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-262 P0b002ee18039577c f:trc94262 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-262 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-262 T-RCED-94-262 Public lands Use taxes Fair market value Communications operations Appraisals Management information systems Land management Broadcasting industry Los Angeles (CA) Mt. Wilson (CA) Arizona California Colorado Idaho New Mexico Oregon Washington Testimony RCED The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are the two major federal agencies whose lands are used as sites to broadcast radio, television, and other electronic signals. These sites, mainly located in the western United States, are for the most part leased to private entities that build and operate communications facilities. The annual fees being charged for such communications sites are, in many cases, significantly below fair market value. Forest Service and BLM officials estimates that charging fees on the basis of fair market value would boost total federal revenues by more than 500 percent--from about $4 million to about $23 million annually. Although the Forest Service and BLM have been trying to set fees reflecting fair market value, annual appropriations legislation has limited the amount by which these fees can be increased. As long as these limits are in effect, the fees charged will not reflect fair market value. Both the Forest Service and BLM lack reliable and complete information needed to manage their communications site programs. In addition, many unauthorized communications users are operating on Forest Service lands, and annual inspections to ensure that the sites are properly maintained are rarely done. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-262/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-262.htm GAO/T-RCED-94-262 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-94-262 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-94-262; Federal Lands: Fees for Communications Sites Are Below Fair Market Value; Public lands Use taxes Fair market value Communications operations Appraisals Management information systems Land management Broadcasting industry Los Angeles (CA) Mt. Wilson (CA) Arizona California Colorado Idaho New Mexico Oregon Washington