1. (a) Law enforcement Grants funding shall be distributed in the following entity categories:

   1. (1) Forty percent (40%) for local law enforcement,
   2. (2) Thirty percent (30%) for U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and
   3. (3) Thirty percent (30%) for Patrol Districts of the U.S. Forest Service.

2. (b) Law enforcement Projects are awarded on a non-competitive basis. The relative need of an Applicant is established by the Project request amount identified on the Project Cost Estimate and the Applicant's responses to the Law Enforcement Needs Assessment. The OHMVR Division shall review the Project request amounts and may, at its sole discretion, increase or decrease the requested amount based on the following conditions:

   1. (1) Failure to follow program Regulations,
   2. (2) The Applicant has remaining funds from previous OHV law enforcement Grants,
   3. (3) Comparisons with similar jurisdictions,
   4. (4) Law Enforcement Needs Assessment, and
   5. (5) Applicant's historical law enforcement Grant request amounts.
3. (c) All compliant law enforcement Applicants will receive base funding in the amount of $10,000 per Application. The remaining funds in each entity category will be distributed on a proportional basis. The proportional funding is determined by dividing the total funding available within the entity category (less base funding) by the OHMVR Division recommended amounts within each entity category (less base funding). The resulting percentage is applied to the individual Project request amounts (less base funding) to determine the additional award amount. The total of the base award and additional award, if applicable, is the final Project award amount.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5001.5 and 5003, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 5090.32 and 5090.50, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-12-2009; operative 1-12-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 3).

2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 1-8-2010; operative 1-11-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 2).

3. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 12-22-2020; operative 12-22-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 52). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(1) filed 12-12-2025 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2025, No. 50).