Eligible applicants shall be approved for funding by the SCC and according to criteria developed by the director. These criteria may include the following:

1. (a) The amount of existing vegetation;
2. (b) the size of the area offered;
3. (c) the type of vegetation offered;
4. (d) the type of practice or practices offered; and
5. (e) the proximity either to an intermittent or perennial stream or to other areas conducive to overland flow and length of contract.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2-1915, as amended by L. 1998, Ch. 143, Sec. 46; effective Feb. 5, 1999.)