California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 9.5 - Forest Improvement Program › Article 5 - Project Review Procedures and Evaluation Criteria › Section 1533 - Ranking and Approval of Filed Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Director shall periodically rank all filed applications
					 for cost sharing agreements according to the following priority rating table.
					 The Director may then approve filed applications in order of priority, giving
					 consideration to administrative constraints such as seasonal variations in
					 applications and the availability of funds that might apply to different types
					 of projects. The Director may give preference to proposed projects which
					 consist only of forest land conservation practices and fish and wildlife
					 habitat improvement practices to the extent necessary to comply with PRC
					 4794(c).
Priority Rating Table
Factor
Priority
							 Rating
1. Site Productivity1 to
							 be used only for forestry practices.
Site I
10
Site II
8
Site III
6
Site IV
4
Site V
1
2. Proposed project cost as a percentage of maximum
							 prevailing cost for project.
Less than 50%
5
51-60%
4
61-70%
3
71-80%
2
81-90%
1
3. Management Plan Cost as a percentage of total
							 project cost.
10% or less
5
11-20%
3
21 + %
1
4. Zoning of Project Area
Timberland Production Zone
5
Open Space General (20 acre minimum)
3
Other
1
5. Project area timberland substantially damaged by
							 fire, insects, disease, or other natural causes within 36
							 months.2
5
6. Percent of the cost of the project that will be
							 devoted to forest land conservation practices or fish and wildlife habitat
							 improvement practices.
10 + %
5
5-10%
3
1-5%
1
7. The landowner owns less than 500 acres (202.350
							 ha) of forest land in California.
5
8. The applicant agrees to offer recreational
							 opportunities for the public.
1
9. A small business entity will carry out the
							 proposed project3
1
10. The project involves follow-up work that is
							 necessary to protect investments of a previous project
1
11. The project is located in a county with high
							 unemployment4
3
12. The project offers relatively more employment
							 opportunities5
1
13. The project will be carried out by persons living
							 in the county or in counties adjacent to the county where the project will take
							 place.
1
1 Timber site
				  classification will be determined in the management plan according to 14 CAC
				  1060. Rating shall reflect a weighted average of all sites on the project
				  area.
2 Criteria for substantially
				  damaged lands specified in 14 CAC 1085.1.
3 See PRC 4793(q) for a definition of small
				  business entity.
4 See PRC 4793(a)
				  for a definition of a county with high unemployment.
5 A project shall offer relatively more
				  employment opportunities if the product of the number of man-hours per dollar
				  of project cost and the proportion of the project devoted to wages and salaries
				  is greater than the average of the same product for all projects being
				  considered at the same time. Man-hours and reimbursements relative to RPF
				  services shall be excluded from the calculation.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-11-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
					 16).
2. Editorial correction of printing error deleting inapplicable
					 former HISTORY NOTE No. 2 and restoring the text of Factors 11, 12 and 13 from
					 4-11-83 order (Register 87,No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						4799.02,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						4799.01,
						Public Resources Code.