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<br />27 <br /> <br />dollars and 25% nonfederal. The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 <br />would change cost-sharing for structural projects to 50%-50%. However, <br />nonstructural projects such as FW /P systems would not be affected by this <br />change. The House of Representatives has suggested that the cost-sharing <br />formula be 65%/35% for both structural and nonstructural projects, and the <br />Senate has not made any suggestions on changing the cost-sharing percent- <br />ages <br /> <br />Zwickl <br /> <br />~ <br />, <br />r <br /> <br />r <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Flood Plain Management Services and Planning <br />Assistance to States Programs <br /> <br />Two other programs of the Corps of Engineers that involve FW/P systems <br />are the Flood Plain Management Services Program (FPMS) and the Planning <br />Assistance to States Program. The Flood Plain Management Services <br />Program was authorized to allow the Corps to provide technical assistance <br />and planning guidance to states and local governments for flood-related <br />activities, such as flood warning, flood-proofing, flood hazard identification, <br />and others. The FPMS program is 100% federally funded to conduct studies <br />for state, local, and tribal governments. Many of the requests for assistance <br />involve only information-type studies. However, if a study results in a plan <br />for reduction of flood damages, the requesting agency must provide 100% of <br />the funding for construction, operation, and maintenance of the plan. <br />The Planning Assistance to States (PAS) Program was authorized to allow <br />the Corps to provide technical assistance and planning guidance to states and <br />local governments on water-related activities. This is much broader authority <br />than that provided under FPMS in that the Corps can perform studies on <br />water supply and distribution, water quality, and many environmental <br />concerns not directly related to flooding. The program shares cost at a ratio <br />of 50% federal, 50% nonfederal for studies, and like the FPMS Program, the <br />cost for construction, operation, and maintenance is 100% nonfederal funds. <br />The Corps can develop a flood warning/preparedness system to include <br />inundation mapping, number and location of gauges and other equipment, <br />technical assistance in calibrating flood prediction software, and planning <br />guidance for development of response plans. Under the Corps' flood damage <br />reduction program, the Corps has completed 34 FW /P systems and has 35 <br />systems under study or construction. Eighty-two studies have been com- <br />pleted, three studies are underway using the FPMS authority, and 18 studies <br />have been completed and two are underway using the PAS Program <br />