The Army's Conservation Reimbursable and Fee Collection Program (CRFCP) provides supplemental non-appropriated natural resource management funding from three revenue producing activities: forest product sales; agriculture and grazing out leases; and hunting, fishing and trapping permit fee sales.

The Army will continue to use the CRFCP Programs to provide natural resource funding that allows installations the ability to develop their own mission-scape and accomplish their military mission.

Agricultural and Grazing Out Leases

Agricultural and grazing out leases fees support lease administration and natural resource project implementation. The farmers and ranchers that lease this land provide offset land maintenance cost and support special training requirements.  In FY 2022, 12 Army IMCOM installations covering 261K acres generated out lease revenue of $898K and returned $539K to Army installations to support program execution. USACE districts received $184K to administer the leases. Permittees performed $900K in estimated in-kind services for performing work such as fence repair, road improvements, and erosion control.  Leases also offset the cost of contract mowing.

Forestry

Forestry revenues are generated from the sale of forest products such as saw timber, pulp wood, poles, pine straw, and firewood.  These revenues allow the U.S. Army to manipulate the forestry landscape to sustain and enhance training lands.  This is done through timber stand improvements, timber thinning, endangered species management, and prescribed burning.  In fiscal year (FY) 2022, 27 Army IMCOM installations covering 1.3M acres, generated $11.1M in revenue and returned $7.7M to Army installations to support program execution. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' districts also received $1.8M to administer most of the installation timber sales. States are entitled to 40% of the forestry revenue/obligation net balance to be used for roads and schools in the county where revenues are generated. In FY 2022, $1.2M in states entitlements were distributed. The remaining balance of $400K was deposited into the Forest Reserve Account and is available in subsequent years for program unanticipated contingencies and additional natural resource projects.

Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping

Hunting, fishing, and trapping program promotes opportunities for active/retired military personal and their families, civil service employees, and approved public.  This program enhances the quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians, and the Community.  It also helps to manage the wildlife populations on these installations. Sikes Act fees are used for program administration and for natural resource project implementation at the installation where collected. In FY 2022, 30 Army IMCOM installations covering 4.1M acres collected permit fees of $1.8M.