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<br />~0 <br /> <br />COORDINA TION <br /> <br />Tilt' coordination t'ffort with local, stale <br />and federal a~Wlleies and thl> v;lriou.~ unib of <br />~(l\'t'nunt'nt hilS !l(>l'll a major task. This has <br />IIt'en a vcry time-consuminJ,! hut rt'wardin~ <br />effort. The assistance ren.jved hy tht, Commis- <br />sion has bet'n most encollragill~ and all con. <br />('ernt'd parties ha\'p (-'nnperated to Iht' he.st of <br />t1wir abilitit's and resources. <br /> <br />FUNDING <br /> <br />The Commission effort has !'l.('1l p,utially <br />funded throu~h fedt'ral sources. Tille III of <br />tht' 1OO,=; Water Ht'suurl'es Plallnin~ :\ct pro- <br />"iell'S for matching federal fund.. tn "t;de <br />ag('ncit's involved ill wilter rt'soUTel'''> plall11in/ol:. <br />These l,,!ranls ;Irt' administert'J by the \\'ater <br />Rt-'souru:,s CIHlIlCil. The assistallce ;lnd conpt'r- <br />ation u'l,t'ived ffllm II\(' Cnllnei] hilS Iwen ev <br />tremt'ly Iwlpful. Fe,tlt'ral fUlldill/o!: of this <br />program has not rt'adwd the ;luthoriz(.d It'\'e!. <br />As a t'onseqUl'Ilt.t', fedt'ral doll;n for dollar <br />Illall'hill~ of ..tate plallnin~ funds ha.. not ma- <br />teriillizt'd. Wilh the implt'llll'ntatioll of the <br />Comprt'hc'llsivt. Slate' Plallllin~ Prolo:ram <br />throu\;!h the De'partnlt'nt of Et'onomic Dt'- <br />\'elopnwlll. illl l'ffort willlw made tn 'iN'tlrf' a <br />iOl Granl (U,S. lIollsin~ ami Urhan Dt'\'elop- <br />Ilwnt) 10 al'l't'leratl' Ihe State \\'att'r PlaTlIlin!{ <br /> <br /> <br />Pro~ram. To date, state fllndin~ of this program <br />has ilt't'n generally at a le\'el as rl'qllt'sted hy <br />the Commission, for whit'h tht:' Commission is <br />most grateful. <br /> <br />NEW PROGRAMS <br /> <br />One of tht' most encouraging aspects of <br />planning is the results ac(:ornplisht.'d from the <br />efforts expended. Tn dale the major accom. <br />plishrnent has been the initial t'stahlishmt:'nt <br />of an efft'din' flood plain management pro. <br />gram in :\'l'hraska ,IS made possible by the <br />p,lSSa~l' of L.B. 893 (1967 ~t'ssion). Two po. <br />h'ntial pro~rarns art' heing consideTed for our <br />st.ttt.' as ,I result of this flood plain proW-am, <br />aile-' il1\'okes the est;lhlishmt'nt of a pilot flood <br />insur,mn' proJ{T'am in :\"ebraska as authorized <br />hy P,L. 90-H8. TIll' Salt \'allt.y Watl'Tshed in <br />tht' Lincoln area, the Papillion Cret.k Wakr- <br />sllt:.'d in tht., Omaha art'a, and the Grand Island <br />ar('it are ilT('as hein~ considered f{lr pilot pro- <br />~rilms. Tht' second developmenl involvt's <br />sludy of Iht' t'cClIUlrnic aspe('\s of land liSt' on <br />Ilood plains. This sludy would be undertaken <br />hy the Unin'rsity of Chic;I!ol:() under a federal <br />jlrant proj,!ram. Tilt' University of Chicago has <br />rt'comrnt'mled that Lincoln Ill:' chost'n as the <br />study sill'. The Salt Valley Watershed, the <br />City of Lincoln, and the Commission have <br />endorst.d tht" sludy and agrt'ed 10 give assist- <br />ance. <br /> <br />PROBLEMS <br /> <br />PRINCIPAL PROBLEMS <br /> <br />The principal problems encountered thus <br />far in the den.lopment of tht:' Statt' WatN Plan <br />invokes the a\'ailability of funds and statTing, <br /> <br />17 <br />