288 Hauer and Johnson: State U&CF Program Funding, Technical Assistance, and Financial Assistance Appendix 1. Selected questions used in this article from the study questionnaire: state urban and community forestry program attributes and approaches in 2002.z 3) Does your state have enabling legislation specifically authorizing U&CF technical and/or financial assistance? No 24 (58.5%) Yes 17 (41.5%) n 41 3a) (If yes) If financial assistance is authorized, what is the name(s) of the enabling legislation for financial assistance and what year(s) was it passed? Is financial assistance authorized? No 4 (23.5%) Yes 13 (76.5%) n 17 Legislation title(s): Act 187, California Urban Forest Act of 1978, Delaware U&CF Legislation, ID Forestry Act, Hometown, Community Forestry Fund, Urban & Community Forestry, MN ReLeaf Community Forestry Grant Program, Community and Urban Forestry Program, HB 2913, Cooperative Urban Forestry Program, 1991–1993 Budget Bill Year(s) passed: mean 1992 (median 1993, mode 1991, range 1978 to 2001) 3b) If technical assistance authorized, what is the name(s) of the enabling legislation for technical assistance and what year(s) was it passed? Is technical assistance authorized? No 3 (17.6%) Year(s) passed: mean 1988 (median 1989, mode 1993, range 1978 to 1998) 3c) (If no) What best describes how the U&CF program is enabled? Through general state forestry enabling legislation The federal U&CF program is used to enable or justify the U&CF program Other See data in Table 4 6) Approximately how many communities did the state U&CF program assist in 2002? (answer all as applicable) _______ Total number of communities that received federal grants or cost-share assistance Mean 19.1 (median 18, mode 0, range 0 to 74) n 36 _______ _______ _______ Total number of communities that received state grants or cost-share assistance Mean 14.4 (median 0, mode 0, range 0 to 70) n 40 Total number of communities that received technical assistance Mean 165.6 (median 110, mode 228, range 16 to 650) n 33 Total number of community assists (note: include in the total all assists per community; thus, if community A had three technical and one financial assist, add four into total) Mean 356.3 (median 240, mode 150, range 35 to 1509) n 25 7) What other agencies or entities provide U&CF technical assistance in your state? (check all that apply and circle the frequency of assistance for each as applicable) See data in Table 5 11) Does your agency administer Federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance Challenge Cost-share grants to communities? No 7 (17.1%) Yes 34 (82.9%) n 41 11a) (If yes) what was the amount of grant money from above in 2002? $ ______ Total $4,656,469, mean $160,568 (median $125,000; range, 9 to 535,000) n 29 Total national estimate all 50 states $6,657,693 11b) If known, approximately how many dollars were leveraged from Federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance Challenge Cost-share grants in 2002? $ ______ Total $4,460,444, mean $193,932 (median $150,000; range 15 to 739,000) n 23 Total national estimate all 50 states $8,041,097 12) Does your agency provide financial assistance to communities for U&CF activities from state monies? No 25 (61.0%) Yes 16 (39.0%) n 41 12a) (If yes) How many state dollars were allocated for U&CF financial assistance to communities in 2002? $ ______ Total $3,522,036, mean $251,574 (median $166,000; range 0 to 1,125,000) n 14 Total national estimate all 50 states $4,908,761 12b) If known, approximately how many dollars were leveraged from state-financed grants in 2002? $ ______ Total $4,133,596, mean $295,257 (median $153,000; range 0 to 1,175,000) n 14 Total national estimate all 50 states $5,761,109 12c) What sources of state funding were used in 2002 for U&CF financial assistance? (check all that apply) General fund Dedicated account Foundation/trust fund Other 5 (35.7%) 7 (50.0%) 4 (28.6%) 4 (28.6%) n 14 (Note: Sum greater than 100% from multiple responses) Other: Investor-owned Utilities Companies, Dedicated sales tax supports agency, DOT Funds, OEPA Air Pollution Fines Yes 14 (82.4%) n 17 Legislation title(s): California Urban Forest Act of 1978, Delaware U&CF Legislation, ID Forestry Act, Urban Forestry Assistance, Bureau of Forestry, Powers and Duties, Urban & Community Forestry, Community and Urban Forestry Program, HB 2913, Technical Assistance 11 (45.8%) 13 (54.2%) 0 (0%) n 24 5) What types of U&CF technical assistance does your state program include, how frequently do they occur, and who provides it? (answer all as applicable) ©2008 International Society of Arboriculture
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