OWEB shall evaluate grant applications for:

1. (1) The consistency of the Project with the Board’s established priorities and principles and conservation priorities established in local, regional, or state conservation plans for land acquisitions;
2. (2) The significance of the projected ecological outcomes;
3. (3) The capacity of the grant applicant, or intended property manager, to complete the acquisition of the Property Interest and to achieve and sustain the proposed ecological outcomes over time;
4. (4) The soundness of the legal and financial terms of the proposed real estate transaction;
5. (5) The community impacts or benefits resulting from the Project; and
6. (6) Any other factors the Board determines are relevant.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 541.906

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 541.932(9)

History

OWEB 1-2019, amend filed 04/29/2019, effective 05/01/2019
OWEB 1-2013, f. & cert. ef. 1-31-13