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. 38, September 20, 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.
