N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 808.08

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Wt 808.08 - Eligibility Criteria for Land Protection Projects

A project to acquire a conservation interest shall be eligible for funding from the ARM Fund when all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The applicant is a political subdivision, a governmental agency, or a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization having land conservation as a principal mission, or provides a signed and dated statement from such an entity stating the willingness of the entity to negotiate the proposed acquisition;
(b) The conservation interest to be acquired meets the criteria specified in Env-Wt 804.01 and Env-Wt 804.03;
(c) The conservation interest to be acquired is in undeveloped land that is free of known contamination;
(d) The conservation interest to be acquired is in land that is not already permanently protected and is not currently owned by the applicant;
(e) The resources within the conservation interest area are under threat of destruction or adverse modifications by reasonably foreseeable activities; and
(f) The conservation interest to be acquired will be held by a grantee that meets the criteria specified in Env-Wt 312.04(c).

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 808.08

Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #11000, Effective 2/1/2016, Expires 2/1/2026.
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12808, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.