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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If the department determines that the proposed conservation easement meets the eligibility criteria set forth in Section 12251, the application shall be reviewed based upon the extent to which it satisfies all of the following selection criteria:
(a) The nature of the environmental values proposed for protection, and whether they can be monitored efficiently and effectively.
(b) Whether the parcels are likely to become isolated from other areas maintained for key forest resources by development on adjacent parcels.
(c) Whether the landowner's management goal for the landowner's parcel is compatible with the resource protections the landowner is proposing.
(d) Whether the landowner has developed, or commits to developing by the time the easement is finalized, a management plan equivalent to, or better than, a forest stewardship plan that governs management on the parcel.
(e) Whether a nonprofit land trust organization, public agency, or other suitable organization has expressed an interest in working with the department and the landowner to establish, hold, and monitor the easement.
(f) Whether other sources of funding for easement acquisition, closing costs, monitoring, and other costs are available.
(g) Other relevant considerations established by the director.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 12260 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-resources-code/prc-sect-12260/
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