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38 these types of problems include financing of school classrooms and supplying permanent housing in certain slower growth areas. The Com- mittee focused on the more complex or difficult prOblems where there appeared to be fewer alternatives, or where solutions tended to in- volve state and local government as well as industry. (3) Problem areas where the state can have an impact, It is not the in- tent of the study to develop detailed plans for local government or industry in assisting impacted communities. Rather, the prime em- phasis is on problem areas where state government can playa key role by working with local government, industry and the federal gov- ernment. Major problem areas were identified as: lack of capital funds and finan- cial resources at the municipal level, lack of a front-end funding mech- anism at the state level, lack of a coordinated state level program to alleviate energy impact, and potential shortages of both temporary and per- manent housing. Capita 1 Funds for Muni ci pa 1 iti es Of the three types of local government described in the case studies, it is evident that municipalities have the least ability or financial resources to adequately provide public facility needs on a timely basis, Although the total cost of building new classrooms and other educational facilities represents a large sum of money ($82 million in 1976 dollars for the six case study school districts over the next decade), school districts appear to be in the best position among the three local govern- ment types to generate these funds. County government is expected to have the lowest public facility requirements, and generally has the necessary bonding capacity to finance needed facilities. The problem facing municipalities is due to a large expected influx of new residents without a corresponding increase in the tax base. Energy facil- ities tend to be located outside city limits, and in one case, across the