2006 Minnesota Statutes

103F.735 AGENCY REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Ranking of applications. The agency shall rank applications for technical
and financial assistance in order of priority and shall, within the limits of available appropriations,
grant those applications having the highest priority. The agency shall by rule adopt appropriate
criteria to determine the priority of projects.
    Subd. 2. Criteria. (a) The criteria shall give the highest priority to projects that best
demonstrate compliance with the objectives in paragraphs (b) to (e).
(b) The project demonstrates participation, coordination, and cooperation between local
units of government and other public agencies, including soil and water conservation districts
or watershed districts, or both those districts.
(c) The degree of water quality improvement or protection is maximized relative to the cost
of implementing the best management practices.
(d) Best management practices provide a feasible means to abate or prevent nonpoint source
water pollution.
(e) The project goals and objectives are consistent with the state water quality management
plans, the statewide resource assessment conducted under section 103F.721, and other applicable
state and local resource management programs.
History: 1990 c 391 art 6 s 87