Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6136 - NATURAL PRESERVATION
CRITICAL NATURAL HABITAT
Part 6136.0700 - PRIORITIES FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CRITICAL NATURAL HABITAT
Universal Citation: MN Rules 6136.0700
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Specific criteria for selecting critical natural habitat.
As provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 84.944, the commissioner must consider the following specific criteria in assessing the value of a proposed critical natural habitat project:
A. the occurrence of one or more of the
state's various rare natural resources including plants, animals, and
undisturbed natural ecological communities as identified by the department's
Natural Heritage Program;
B. the
existing and potential value of the project to provide vital habitat for fish
and wildlife, especially for species identified for special management
consideration;
C. the threat of
habitat destruction if the project is not carried out;
D. the surrounding land uses in terms of the
amount and type of similar habitat and the projected loss of habitat in the
area;
E. the location of the
project within or adjacent to an existing management unit, including
accessibility and relationship to other existing state lands or
waters;
F. the integrity of the
land or water parcel and the long-term viability of the project;
G. the recreational potential of the parcel
including present and future demand and the opportunities to meet this demand
in the surrounding area; and
H. the
projected acquisition or management costs and potential future management
problems.
Subp. 2. Prioritization of proposed projects.
Proposed projects that meet one or more of the specific criteria in this part will be ranked by the commissioner in accordance with the following priorities, listed in order of decreasing importance:
A. the potential contribution to the
maintenance or enhancement of populations of native plant, fish, and wildlife
species listed as endangered or threatened in chapter 6134;
B. the potential contribution to the
protection or enhancement of native ecological communities that are now
uncommon or diminishing;
C. the
benefits provided to existing or potential habitat for fish and wildlife
populations; or
D. the enhancement
of fish and wildlife oriented recreation.
Statutory Authority: MS s 84.944
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