Available cost estimates and reports provide only a very rough guide for planning. The consensus among those who participated in the study was that integration initiatives are potentially expensive, but still clearly cost-effective overall. Some examples do give a rough indication of the range of costs involved. At the high end, North Carolina estimated $91 million for its integration work, and Alaska’s integration initiative includes a budget estimate of $84 million over four years. Sarasota County (Florida) recently implemented an integrated system at approximately $5.9 million, estimated to save $2-3 million per year. The Harris County JIMS has an operating budget of $2.2 million per year, and is estimated to save considerably more than that in overall time and operational costs.