Section 13-140-54 - CriteriaIn 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:
(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;(D) Cultural and historical sites;(E) Recreational and public hunting 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(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)