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Department of Defense Agency Financial Report 2007
Section 2: Financial Information
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Public Health Service), and interest earned from the Fund’s
investments.
Other Earmarked Funds
Special Recreation Use Fees, 16 USC 4061-6a note. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is granted the
authority to charge and collect fair and equitable Special Recreation Use Fees at campgrounds located at lakes or reservoirs
that are under the jurisdiction of the USACE. Types of allowable fees include daily use fees, admission fees, recreational fees,
annual pass fees, and other permit type fees. The receipts are used for the operation and maintenance of the recreational
sites.
Hydraulic Mining in California, Debris, 33 USC 683. Operators of hydraulic mines through which debris flows in part
or in whole to a body restrained by a dam or other work erected by the California Debris Commission are required to pay
an annual tax as determined by the Commission. Taxes imposed under this code are collected and then expended under
the supervision of the USACE and the direction of the Department of the Army. The funds are used for repayment of funds
advanced by the federal government or other agency for construction, restraining works, settling reservoirs, and maintenance.
Payments to States, Flood Control Act of 1954, 33 USC 701c-3. Seventy-five percent of all funds received and deposited
from the leasing of lands acquired by the United States for flood control, navigation, and allied purposes (including the
development of hydroelectric power) are returned to the state in which the property is located. The USACE collects lease
receipts into a receipt account. Funds are appropriated for the amount of receipts the following fiscal year. The funds
may be expended by the states for the benefit of public schools and public roads of the counties in which such property is
situated, or for defraying any of the expenses of county government.
Maintenance and Operation of Dams and Other Improvements of Navigable Waters, 16 USC 803(f) and 810. The USC
states, "All proceeds from any Indian reservation shall be placed to the credit of the Indians of such reservation." However,
the USC also states, "…all other charges arising from licenses…" except those charges established by the Federal Power
Commission, now known as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, for purpose of administrative reimbursement
shall be paid to the U.S. Treasury from which specific allocations will be made. From the specific allocations, 50% of
charges from "all other licenses" is reserved and appropriated as a special fund in the U.S. Treasury to be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of the Army in the maintenance, operation, and improvement of dams and other navigation
structures that are owned by the United States or in construction, maintenance, or operation of headwater or other
improvements of navigable waters of the United States.
Fund for Non-Federal Use of Disposal Facilities (for dredged material), 33 USC 2326. Any dredged material disposal
facility under the jurisdiction of, or managed by, the Secretary of the Army (Secretary) may be used by a nonfederal interest
if the Secretary determines that such use will not reduce the availability of the facility for project purposes. Fees may be
imposed to recover capital, operation, and maintenance costs associated with such use. Any monies received through
collection of fees under this law shall be available to, and used by, the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the
disposal facility from which the fees were collected.
South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund, Public Law 106-53 Sec. 603. Yearly transfers are made
from the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury to the Trust Fund for investment purposes. Investment activity is managed by
the Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD). The BPD purchases and redeems nonmarketable market-based securities. Investments
include one-day certificates, bonds, and notes. When the fund reaches the aggregate amount of $108 million, withdrawals
may be made by the USACE for payment to the State of South Dakota. The state uses the payments to fund the annually
scheduled work for wildlife habitat restoration.
Coastal Wetlands Restoration Trust Fund and Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, 16 USC
3951-3956. The USACE, (along with the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Fish and Wildlife Service) is granted
the authority to work with the State of Louisiana to develop, review, evaluate, and approve a plan to achieve a goal of
"no net loss of wetlands" in coastal Louisiana. The USACE is also responsible for allocating funds among the named task
force members. Federal contributions are established at 75% of project costs or 85% if the State has an approved Coastal
Wetlands Conservation Plan.

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