Cal. PRC § 5678
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5678, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
With respect to any project proposal that has satisfied all the conditions of Section 5677, the departments shall use all of the following criteria to evaluate the relative desirability and establish a ranking of all proposals:
(a) An assessment of the needs to be satisfied by an urban fishing program at the lake, based on the total population, income levels, age groups, special populations, availability of other recreational facilities in the area, and such other factors or characteristics of the area as the Department of Parks and Recreation deems necessary for a full evaluation of the proposal. Priority shall be assigned to proposals that will serve a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged persons and special populations relative to those to be served under other proposals.
(b) The willingness and ability of the applicant to commence work immediately upon receiving a grant.
(c) The lake, when rehabilitated, will have relatively lower maintenance and operation costs.
(d) The applicant’s project completion rate with respect to local assistance grants made pursuant to other programs administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the applicant’s general stewardship record with respect to its parks and recreation facilities.
(e) The existence of opportunities for alternative and multiple-use recreational activities at the lake and surrounding parkland or open-space areas.
(f) Funding the proposal will further a broad geographical spread of urban fishing programs among metropolitan areas.
(a) An assessment of the needs to be satisfied by an urban fishing program at the lake, based on the total population, income levels, age groups, special populations, availability of other recreational facilities in the area, and such other factors or characteristics of the area as the Department of Parks and Recreation deems necessary for a full evaluation of the proposal. Priority shall be assigned to proposals that will serve a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged persons and special populations relative to those to be served under other proposals.
(b) The willingness and ability of the applicant to commence work immediately upon receiving a grant.
(c) The lake, when rehabilitated, will have relatively lower maintenance and operation costs.
(d) The applicant’s project completion rate with respect to local assistance grants made pursuant to other programs administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the applicant’s general stewardship record with respect to its parks and recreation facilities.
(e) The existence of opportunities for alternative and multiple-use recreational activities at the lake and surrounding parkland or open-space areas.
(f) Funding the proposal will further a broad geographical spread of urban fishing programs among metropolitan areas.
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