NRE-FS-Mission Support Services

This investment includes multiple benefits. For example, the investment provides electronic payment alternatives to the public, the Agency has also reduced the associated risk to FS employees who handle currency. Other direct benefits of electronic collections include more efficient deposits, more timely revenue recognition, improved accuracy in financial/accounting reporting, better service to FS customers, and prevention of penalties assessed by Treasury for non-compliance. This allows for users of our National Forests an easier way to do business with our Forests. POSS expedites the collection and deposit of over-the-counter receipts from these sales and allows the public to make secure electronic payments using checks or credit/debit cards.
The investment also allows is for the calculation of payments to state and grassland counties based on the receipts collected in the National Forest and Grasslands Funds in compliance with the Secure Rural Schools Act.
The investment supports the FS mission by providing a solution for proper recognition of revenues received from National Forest land use activities (i.e. timber removal, recreation use, grazing fees), as well as accurately calculating the approximately $500M payment to the states and grassland counties. The application directly enables the agency to support initiatives such as, restoration and creating healthy and sustainable communities. Payments calculated by this investment are used to benefit public schools, roads, and bridges of counties in which National Forest land are situated.
The investment also ensures the establishment of procedures for attracting and selecting high-quality, productive employees with the right skills and competencies.

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