U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Maryland, Department of Natural Resources, From July 1, 2018, Through June 30, 2020, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Submitting OIG:

Department of the Interior OIG

Report Description:

The Department did not ensure grant funds and license revenue were used for allowable activities and did not follow applicable laws and regulations.

Date Issued:

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of the Interior

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

2021–ER–034

Component, if applicable:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$44,100

Funds for Better Use:

$35,634

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
Final-Audit-ReportWSFR-Maryland.pdf	4 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
2021-ER-034-01	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to resolve the questioned costs related to timber sales totaling $40,350.
2021-ER-034-02	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop and implement a mechanism to train staff to use the correct method of accounting to appropriately account for, track, and ensure all program income is spent before the Department requests reimbursement.
2021-ER-034-03	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to resolve the Federal share of questioned costs related to the NBCI subaward agreement totaling $3,750.
2021-ER-034-04	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to resolve the potential diversion of $2,981 related to uncollected license revenue.
2021-ER-034-05	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop and implement policy to ensure that license revenue is used only for the functions required to manage the Department and fish and wildlife resources.
2021-ER-034-06	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to resolve the $35,634 of unused license revenue to improve fish- and wildlife-related resources.
2021-ER-034-07	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop and implement a mechanism to ensure that policies are reviewed and updated on a periodic basis to align with current processes and relevant Federal guidance.
2021-ER-034-08	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop and implement a mechanism to ensure that Department employees are trained on current regulations.
2021-ER-034-09	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to establish an accountable process that ensures the inventory system lists the specific location of equipment as required by policy.
2021-ER-034-10	Open	No
We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to establish an accountable process for regular periodic inventory of equipment so that the inventory list is up to date and all firearms are accounted for.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

2021-ER-034-01

Open

We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to resolve the questioned costs related to timber sales totaling $40,350.

2021-ER-034-02

Open

We recommend that the FWS work with the Department to develop and implement a mechanism to train staff to use the correct method of accounting to appropriately account for, track, and ensure all program income is spent before the Department requests reimbursement.

2021-ER-034-03

Open