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<br />ANALYSIS 53 <br /> <br />(2) Encourage the development of financial contingency plans by local <br />government entities within these areas. Suggest standards for <br />such plans, provide technical assistance in their development, <br />and assist in funding these efforts. Assist local areas to main- <br />tain their financial plans on a current basis. <br /> <br />(3) Encourage areas likely to be impacted to establish local impact <br />task forces, committees, or priorities boards. These local groups <br />would include representatives of a wide variety of local area in- <br />terest groups (mayors, county commissioners, school administrators, <br />COG planners, business leaders, etc.). <br /> <br />(4) Assist in the preparation of front-end financing packages. This <br />would include working with energy industry, local government, federal <br />agencies and state resources. <br /> <br />(5) Provide staff support and administer the Impact Fund. <br /> <br />(6) Maintain an inventory of expertise and financial assistance avail- <br />able to impacted areas from state and federal government sources. <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />(7) Serve as an advocate of and expeditor for energy-impacted areas <br />within state government and with federal agencies. <br /> <br />(8) Monitor socio-economic impacts as they develop. In order to improve <br />the process of anticipating energy impacts in the future, documenta- <br />tion (or a monitoring program) may be needed. <br /> <br />Financial Planning <br />Present community financial plans and the planning process for dealing with <br />the financial impacts of population growth induced by energy development <br />are generally inadequate (see discussion in Section III). This is par- <br />tially due to lack of expertise and funding for the planning function and <br />not enough systematic cooperation by industry. At the very least, energy <br /> <br />04.15 <br /> <br />,- <br />