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<br />any statutory requirements for conducting effective dam safety programs, can <br /> <br />be approximated by closely examining: <br /> <br />1. State program funding <br /> <br />2. Dam safety program staffing <br /> <br />3. Estimates of total repair cost of unsafe dams <br /> <br />The following section summarizes the state responses and comments to four <br /> <br />questions on dam safety program funding and estimate of repair of unsafe <br /> <br />dams. Table 2 gives the state summary for this section. <br /> <br />1. What is the total current FY 1985-86 budget designated for dam saf'ety <br />programs for your state? <br /> <br />o Total Fiscal Budget for all states is $13,248,825 <br />o Number of states having a budget is 42 <br />o Average Fiscal Budget for 42 budgeted states is $315,448 <br />o Average Fiscal Budget for 50 states is $264,977 <br /> <br />Comments: <br /> <br />A. AlailaDB reports that funding for dam planning (one for each Federally <br />regulated dam) comes from DPIG. <br /> <br />B. Alaska's budget of $247,000 does not allow for travel, commodities, or <br />equipment. <br /> <br />C. Connecticut indicates that their reported figure does not include <br />expendi tures for repairs and $100,000 annual maintenance budget on <br />state-owned dams. <br /> <br />D. Delaware has no program. <br /> <br />E. Idaho's $200,000 budget is for "direct costs". <br /> <br />F. Iowa reports that dam safety is part of' an overall floodplain <br />management program and not a separable budget item. <br /> <br />G. Kansas reports that no funds were budgeted strictly for dam safety, <br />however, approximately $13,000 was spent on the program in 1984. <br />Funds will again be requested for FY 87 (beginning July 1986) for a <br />full-time position exclusively for dam safety. <br /> <br />-24- <br />