1. The department shall provide each county in the state and a city not within a county, as the information becomes available, a geologic hazard assessment, such assessment to be prepared by the division of geology and land survey. The department shall provide to each county assistance in the use and application of the geologic hazard assessments in the county to which the assessment pertains. The geologic hazard assessment shall be made available to the general public.
2. The department shall provide each recorder of deeds of each county in the state a map showing the downstream area that would be affected in the event of a dam failure.