In considering which projects to fund, the commissioner will give consideration to the following priorities:

1. A. emergency treatments requiring a timely response to any situation that presents an imminent and substantial danger to life, public health, property, or the environment;

2. B. projects that:

   1. (1) protect communities by reducing the risk of wildfire or the risk of harm to water quality and quantity;
   2. (2) restore or remediate threats to forests, grasslands, or watersheds that have been identified by the commissioner as priority resources;
   3. (3) involve in-kind or matching contributions for twenty percent or more of the total project cost;
   4. (4) provide an equitable, statewide geographic distribution of funds;
   5. (5) build on previous expenditures or leverage resources;

3. C. projects that have a high probability of successful implementation, including the following considerations:

   1. (1) ability to meet procurement requirements;
   2. (2) time required for and availability of other sources of funding to complete clearance and compliance requirements; and
   3. (3) total project cost, including matching and in-kind contributions.

[19.2.23.10 NMAC - N, 10/31/2017]