[19981211]98-980_联邦自然资源销售：定价和分配机制.pdf

CRS analysts contributing to this report are: Ross Gorte (timber); Betsy Cody (livestock grazing1and water projects); David Whiteman (recreation); Marc Humphries (locatable minerals andonshore leasing); Larry Kumins (offshore leasing); and Eugene Buck (commercial fisheries).Other resources wildlife, freshwater and coastal marine fisheries, and water generally are2usually managed by the states, with state responsibility for their allocation and pricing.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-980 ENRDecember 11, 1998Federal Sales of Natural Resources:Pricing and Allocation MechanismsCoordinated by Ross W. Gorte1Natural Resource Economist and Policy SpecialistEnvironment and Natural Resources Policy DivisionSummaryAlthough the federal government ended FY1997 with a budget surplus, pressuresto realize federal budget savings persist. Many question whether federal resource pricesshould be set to increase the public returns from the sale or use of those resources or atleast to avoid financial losses. This report describes the systems used by the federalgovernment to price its resources (timber, forage for livestock grazin