Okla. Stat. tit. 74 § 3315.4

Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.

Section 3315.4 - Evaluation of recommended areas - Criteria

All potential natural areas recommended for inclusion in the State Register shall be evaluated by the Oklahoma Biological Survey, as required by Section 3 of this act, according to the following criteria:

1. The diversity of flora and fauna;

2. The quality and viability of the occurrence of the element of natural diversity;

3. The absence of damaging land uses and the extent of historic disturbances;

4. The potential for sustained protection and management of the element of natural diversity;

5. The presence of additional elements of natural diversity not adequately represented in other registered natural areas; and

6. The significance of the educational and scientific values of the element of natural diversity.

Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 3315.4

Added by Laws 1984, c. 48, § 6, eff. 11/1/1984. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 155, §2, eff. 7/1/1993; Laws 2002 , c. 199, § 4, emerg. eff. 5/6/2002. Renumbered from Title 74, §1845 by Laws 2002 , c. 199, § 5, emerg. eff. 5/6/2002.