U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
I. RESOURCE SUMMARY
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(Budget Authority in Millions) |
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Drug Resources by Goal |
1996 Actual |
1997 Enacted |
1998 Request |
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Goal 2 |
$0.100 |
$0.100 |
$0.100 |
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Goal 4 |
0.450 |
0.450 |
0.450 |
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Goal 5 |
0.450 |
0.450 |
0.450 |
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Total |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
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Drug Resources by Function |
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|
|
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State and Local Assistance |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
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Total |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
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Drug Resources by Decision Unit |
|
|
|
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Law Enforcement Agency Support |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
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Total |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
$1.000 |
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Drug Resources Personnel Summary |
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|
|
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Total FTEs (direct only) |
17 |
16 |
16 |
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Information |
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Total Agency Budget |
$610.4 |
$652.6 |
$687.9 |
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Drug Percentage |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
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(Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.) |
II. METHODOLOGY
- Budget requests for drug enforcement are based on necessary funding to support staffing, training, equipment, aircraft surveillance, and other related operational costs. Funding is requested to maintain a level of presence on Service-owned lands in order to detect, eradicate, and provide a level of deterrence.
III. PROGRAM SUMMARY
Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.
- Emphasis is placed on locating and eliminating drug use on National Wildlife Refuges. Special emphasis is placed on drug use among hunters.
- Special checkpoints on refuge tour routes and during refuge hunting programs are coordinated with local law enforcement agencies.
Goal 4: Shield America's air, land, and sea frontiers from the drug threat.
- Refuge officers work closely with other agencies and task forces on the Southwest border National Wildlife Refuges. Cooperation is especially close with the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, and Drug Enforcement Administration.
Goal 5: Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply.
- Task forces consisting of refuge officers and special agents work together with local law enforcement agencies to apprehend persons cultivating marijuana on National Wildlife Refuge lands.
IV. BUDGET SUMMARY
1997 Base Program
- The FY 1997 base program includes $0.1 million to improve the Federal drug law enforcement investigative and intelligence programs and to apprehend drug traffickers and seize their drugs. These efforts support Goal 2 of the National Drug Control Strategy. An additional $0.45 million is directed at counter-drug efforts on Federal lands under the management of the Service which supports Goal 4 of the National Drug Control Strategy. Also, $0.45 million is directed at breaking foreign and domestic drug sources of supply which supports Goal 5 of the National Drug Control Strategy.
1998 Request
- The total FY 1998 drug control budget request is $1.0 million, which is the same as the FY 1997 request.
Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.
- The total drug control request for Goal 2 activities for FY 1998 is $0.1 million, which is consistent with the funding level of prior years. The Service will continue to focus its efforts on locating and eliminating drug use during public use activities on National Wildlife Refuges. Special emphasis will be placed on drug use among hunters.
Goal 4: Shield America's air, land, and sea frontiers from the drug threat.
- The total drug control request for Goal 4 activities for FY 1998 is $0.45 million, which is consistent with the funding level of prior years. Refuge officers will work closely with other agencies and task forces on the Southwest border National Wildlife Refuges.
Goal 5: Break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply.
- The total drug control request for Goal 5 activities for FY 1998 is $0.45 million, which is consistent with the funding level of prior years. Service refuge officers and special agents will focus their efforts on marijuana eradication.
V. PROGRAM STATISTICS
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1996 Actual |
1997 Estimate |
1998 Projected |
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- Number of Drug Cases |
275 |
285 |
285 |
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- Number of Charges Filed |
300 |
325 |
325 |
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- Value of Seized Drugs ($ millions) |
$80 |
$80 |
$80 |
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- Cultivated Marijuana Plants Seized |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
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- Wild Plants Eradicated |
350,000 |
350,000 |
350,000 |
VI. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- A large number of drug-related arrests occurred in FY 1995 under circumstances generally associated with the use of marijuana and alcohol on Refuge property. Cocaine seizures may fluctuate as drug cartels continue to operate sophisticated operations, frequently probing the border region on Refuge land or sending individuals with small "test" quantities of narcotics to determine where U.S. enforcement activities are most effective.
- The value of drugs seized remains closely aligned with quantity and quality. The proliferation of liquid cocaine shipments, first detected in Miami by Service personnel, remains unknown.
- Disturbing trends that are increasing include number of weapons found on drug violators (35 in FY 1995) and the number of drug cases found among hunters and fishermen (50 in FY 1995).
Table of Contents
I. Message from the Director
II. Resources to Implement the Strategy
III. Drug Control Funding Tables
IV. Agency Budget Summaries
Appendix