About 10 percent of the States fund and administer development programs have nc 

 strings attached. Alaska probably has the most comprehensive program of this type. Other 

 than a few private marina facilities in Ketchikan, Juneau, and Sitka, nearly all small-boat 

 harbors have been provided by the State. The Division of Water and Harbors is the primary 

 agency responsible for the development of small-boat harbors and other shallow-draft vessel 

 facilities in the State. The division provides public docks, floats, grids, launching ramps, and 

 other associated harbor improvements. Small dredging and filling projects are included if 



sufficiently justified and are not covered under any Federal program. 



The Alaska harbor program is a traditional carryover from the former territorial 

 government and is geared to tax income from marine fuel sales. In keeping with a general 

 State policy of delegating management responsibility to local interests, the facilities are 

 leased to local government entities wherever possible. As a matter of policy the lessee is 

 responsible for the installation of electrical utilities, sanitary facilities, parking areas, and 

 other supporting shoreside facilities and minor maintenance. Of the 60 separate facilities in 

 Alaska, 42 have been leased to the local community for the nominal fee of $1 per year and 

 the remainder are under management control of the State. Responsibility for major repairs 

 at all faciUties rest with the division. To maintain some degree of uniformity throughout the 

 State, the standard lease agreement specifies minimum moorage rates, together with 

 regulations regarding other basic operational procedures. In general, however, the 

 community has broad authority to operate the harbor as it may deem appropriate. 



The goals of the Alaska Division of Water and Harbors are to bring all existing harbors to 

 optimum capacity and to provide new haibors where needed. The objectives of the program 

 are to: (a) reduce or prevent the incidence of property damage or loss of life by providing 

 protected small-craft moorage facilities, (b) enhance and promote the development of 

 fishery resources, and (c) develop opportunities for the enjoyment of the recreational 

 potential of the coastal and inland waters of the State. 



Boating facilities in the State of Hawaii are generally designed, constructed, operated, 

 and maintained by the State Department of Transportation, Harbors Division. Much of the 

 design and construction of main channels and protective structures is accomplished in 

 cooperation with the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers. The State encourages private 

 enterprise to enter tliis field, but to date the private sector has been discouraged by several 

 factors, including the shortage and high costs of land and protective structures. 



In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Fish Commission administers a comparable 

 program. The commission enters into agreement wdth local governments under which the 

 State takes a long-term lease on a harbor site to construct a small-craft facility. The 

 completed facUity is then returned to the local government for operation and maintenance. 

 The State funds each project in entirety as long as the facility is designed to serve only the 

 needs of the fishermen and boatmen (from whom the funds are derived). If the local 

 government desires supplemental facilities beyond the exclusive needs of fishermen and 

 boatmen, local funds may be provided. 



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