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2003 



LEGISLATIVE AUDIT DT^ISION 



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Scott A. Seacat, Legislative Auditor 

 John W. Northey, Legal Counsel 



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Deputy Legislative Auditors: 



Jim Pellegrini, Performance Audit 



Tori Hunthausen, IS Audit & Operations 



James Gillett, Financial-Compliance Audit 



MEMORANDUM 



STATt biinii^i.-' iS CO'' 



TO: Legislative Audit Committee Members 



FROM: Jim Pellegrini, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Performance Audits ; 



DATE: September 2003 



RE: Follow-up Performance Audit: 



Block Management Program (97P-10) 

 Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks 



INTRODUCTTON 



"^fVT^^rfi •°''' P^rf^™^"'^^ ^^dit Of the Block Management Program within the Department 

 of Fish, Wildlite and Parks (FWP) to the Legislative Audit Committee in DecemberV999 Te 

 cope of the audit was to look at hunter access, impact to pnvate land, wildlife management and 

 andowner/hunter relations. The report contains fourteen recommendations with eighteen 

 specific recommended changes. The focus of the recommendations is establishing measurable 

 goals and catena, coordinating access with similar programs, improving the compe'sarion 

 component, creating documentation procedures, program mfonnation dLemination, and 

 ensunng nunter access. 



Zir.rT!^ ^nd received information from FWP persomiel regardmg progress toward 

 implementation of the recommended changes. Audit staff then interviewed FWP persomiel and 

 reviewed recent documents to verify implementation status m each area. 



SUMMARY OF FOLT.OW-UP REST IT TS 



The following table shows the status of the recommendations made in the audit. 



Recommendation Status 



Implemented j 4 



Being hnplemented 1 



Partially Implemented 3 



Not Implemented 



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