DOI - "The Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office Needs to Improve Its Accounting System"

Title: The Puerto Rico State Historic Preservation Office Needs to Improve Its Accounting System Source: DOI Data/Action: OIG Reports Date: 5/11/2021 Text Preview: ...Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The PRSHPO received a considerably smaller amount in prior FYs-approximately $1.3 million combined for FYs 2017 and 2018. Due to the significant increase in funding in FY 2019, the NPS requested that we conduct a financial audit of the PRSHPO's accounting system to ensure that it could properly account for the increased funding. We conducted this audit to determine if the PRSHPO's accounting system was capable of recording, tracking, and reporting accurate and reliable financial information for hurricane... ...hurricane supplemental funds. Background On February 9, 2018, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-123), which provided supplemental funding for recovery from the 2017 wildfires and necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes... ...for the repair and restoration of historic sites damaged in 2017 by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which was a significant increase over prior fiscal years. During...