Audit Report: IG-0696

Use of Oversight Funds by the State of Nevada and Affected Units of Local Government

Office of Inspector General

July 29, 2005

July 29, 2005

Use of Oversight Funds by the State of Nevada and Affected Units of Local Government

Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties and the State of Nevada (Nevada) used oversight funds for activities unrelated to acceptable activities described in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Act). Oversight funds were expended for specifically prohibited activities, such as influencing legislative matters and litigation expenses. In some cases, funds were used for activities that were not clearly related to oversight according to the available documentation. For the period under review, we identified $1.2 million in questionable costs.

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    Nye, Lincoln, and Clark Counties and the State of Nevada
    (Nevada) used oversight funds for activities unrelated to
    acceptable activities described in the Nuclear Waste Policy
    Act (Act). Oversight funds were expended for specifically
    prohibited activities, such as influencing legislative matters
    and litigation expenses. In some cases, funds were used for
    activities that were not clearly related to oversight
    according to the available documentation. For the period
    under review, we identified $1.2 million in questionable
    costs. (Detailed information on all questioned costs was
    provided under separate cover to the Office of Civilian
    Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), the affected
    units of local government, and the State of Nevada.)1
    OCRWM also had not fully implemented recommendations
    made in prior audit reports