are also nominated by the management committee and appointed 

 by the policy committee. Representatives may come from important 

 municipalities, counties, or townships; they may represent sewer 

 districts, conservation districts, or agencies such as health or 

 planning departments. Each Management Conference that 

 chooses to set up an LGC should determine the most effective 

 system for local government representation. 



For every action the Management Conference selects for im- 

 plementation, a method to pay for it must be determined. Some 

 actions may be supported financially with Clean Water Act funds, 

 some with state and local funds, and others using private sector 

 funds. Whether financing is readily available or creative funding is 

 explored, it is often useful to establish an FPC to develop a financial 

 strategy to support CCMP actions. Action plans may call for the 

 construction or improvement of sewage treatment plants, im- 

 plementation of nonpoint source control programs, or restoration 

 of fish and shellfish habitat. To move these plans into action, 

 funding must be secured. 



The FPC develops a funding strategy that includes accessing 

 revenues, such as taxes, fees, and assessments; managing the 

 flow of funds; and recommending institutions to oversee financial 

 planning and management. The FPC might also identify new 

 sources of funding, like creating debt or soliciting from private 

 foundations. 



The Puget Sound FPC identified a number of possible state funding 

 sources to support Management Conference activities. The sour- 

 ces included taxes on watercraft, litter, food fish and shellfish, 

 pesticides, gasoline, and toilet paper. In addition, they identified 

 potential projects that could be funded with local revenue or as EPA 

 demonstration programs in watersheds, such as repairing failing 

 septic systems, fencing streams, monitoring septic systems, and 

 preventing erosion of river banks. 



The FPC members should be knowledgeable about financing 

 public projects and represent key interest areas or jurisdictions. 

 The Puget Sound Financial Committee, for example, consists of 1 6 

 members. Its chair is a public finance and municipal lawyer and 

 member of the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority. He helped 

 set up the Washington State Public Works Trust Fund, a revolving 

 loan fund to finance repair and replacement of existing public works 

 projects. Also serving on the FPC are four local elected officials, 

 two of whom are wastewater utilities managers; four state legis- 

 lators on the Ways and Means Committee; one member from the 

 Department of Revenue; three members from the business com- 

 munity, including a banker; and three members representing the 

 public interest. 



Financial Planning 

 Committee 



What Does the Financial 

 Planning Committee Do? 



Who Are the Members of 

 the Financial Planning 

 Committee? 



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