Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-3315.4
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Evaluation of recommended areas - Criteria
Official statutory text
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.
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.
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