tailieunhanh - Department of Natural Resources Statewide Audit - Selected Audit Areas For the Year Ended June 30, 1998 February 1999 Financial Audit Division Office of the Legislative Auditor State of Minnesota

Sở Tài nguyên Trên toàn tiểu bang kiểm toán được lựa chọn kiểm toán năm kết thúc ngày 30 Tháng Sáu năm 1998 Ngày phát hành: Tháng 4, năm 1999 Thông tin nền Sở Tài nguyên là chịu trách nhiệm về quản lý vùng biển, vùng đất công cộng, công viên, rừng và khoáng chất, cũng như đảm bảo phù hợp với một loạt các quy định có ảnh hưởng đến nguồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên | Department of Natural Resources Statewide Audit - Selected Audit Areas For the Year Ended June 30 1998 February 1999 Financial Audit Division Office of the Legislative Auditor State of Minnesota 99-8 Centennial Office Building Saint Paul MN 55155 651 296-4708 SUMMARY State of Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor 1st Floor Centennial Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul MN 55155 651 296-1727 FAX 651 296-4712 TDD Relay 1-800-627-3529 email auditor@ URL http Department of Natural Resources Statewide Audit Selected Audit Areas For the Year Ended June 30 1998 Public Release Date February 4 1999 No. 99-8 Background Information The Department of Natural Resources is responsible for managing public waters lands parks forests and minerals as well as ensuring compliance with a broad range of regulations that affect natural resources. The department consists of seven divisions Waters Forestry Parks and Recreation Enforcement Minerals Fish and Wildlife and Trails and Waterways departmental field operations and support services. Mr. Rodney Sando was the commissioner of the department during the audit period. Selected Audit Areas and Conclusions Our audit scope was limited to those activities material to the State of Minnesota s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30 1998. Our primary audit objective was to render an opinion on the State of Minnesota s financial statements. Our scope within the Department of Natural Resources included timber sales and iron ore rents and royalties revenues flood damage reduction and Metropolitan Council grants and sportfish and wildlife restoration expenditures. We qualified our report dated December 1 1998 on the State of Minnesota s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report because insufficient audit evidence exists to support the State of Minnesota s disclosures with respect to the year 2000. Similarly we do not provide assurance that the Department of Natural Resources is or .