The Board shall consider the following when selecting localities for program participation and in determining grant allocations:
- 1. Present and future beach ownership;
- 2. Erosion caused by public navigational works;
- 3. Intensity of use;
- 4. Availability of public beaches in the vicinity;
- 5. Evidence of a locality's ability and willingness to develop a long-term capacity to combat erosion;
- 6. Rate of erosion;
- 7. Actions of a locality which lead to, or may result in, the erosion of beaches; and
- 8. Such other matters as the Board shall deem sufficient for consideration.
1980, c. 428, § 10-221; 1984, c. 235; 1988, c. 891.