tricts, interstate water management commissions, and regional port 

 authorities. Since the early 1970s, special-purpose governments 

 have proliferated. The fiscal limitations imposed by state and local 

 debt limits have been one of the chief reasons for this rapid growth. 



The case studies in the financing primer demonstrate the use of 

 financial tools, financial management mechanisms, and manage- 

 ment institutions capable of raising revenue for a wide range of 

 projects. The ten case studies presented in the primer discuss how 

 various local, state, and special-district governments successfully 

 used some of the financial mechanisms mentioned above, in 

 addition to other techniques to finance environmental protection 

 programs. Each case study includes a section that evaluates the 

 applicability of the particular financing technique to estuarine and 

 marine resource restoration and protection programs. The case 

 studies provide a number of examples that may assist managers 

 as they choose the financing tools to address their specific needs. 



The Case Studies 



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