HAR §13-140-54. Criteria

In advising the department and the board, the commission may consider the following criteria in forming its recommendations for awards of funds for maintenance, management, and operations: 140-26 (1) Completeness of the management grants application; (2) Operation, maintenance and management of land having a value as a resource to the State for the preservation of the following: (A) Watershed protection; (B) Coastal areas, beaches, and ocean access; (C) Habitat protection (D) Cultural and historical sites; (E) Recreational and public hunting areas; (F) Parks; (G) Natural areas; (H) Agricultural production; and (I) Open spaces and scenic resources; (3) Linkage of protected acreage of similar resources; (4) Cost of proposed operations, maintenance, and management activities; (5) Proportion of matching funds being leveraged; (6) Urgency of need for proposed operations, maintenance, or management activities; (7) Feasibility of achieving proposed objectives; (8) Short-term and long-term efficacy of proposed actions; (9) Community support for the proposed activities; (10) Feasibility of mitigating any environmental hazards; (11) Role and necessity of the proposed activities in: (A) Achieving the protection, maintenance, or restoration of resources at risk, or (B) In providing for greater public access and enjoyment; (12) Status and adequacy of management planning; (13) Presence and role of activity in existing plans or the ability of organization to implement any planning activities that are funded; and 140-27 (14) Benefit of the proposed activity to the region. [Eff 7/21/12] (Auth: HRS §173A- 2.5) (Imp: HRS §§173A-2.5, 173A-2.6, 173A- 5) SUBCHAPTER 8 ENFORCEMENT