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of applications. The commission shall evaluate a grant application on the following criteria: (1) Compatibility of the district's projects with the plan established by the conservation commission pursuant to SDCL 38-7-5, and the district's long-range plan; (2) Progress on prior projects for which grants have been allocated to the conservation district, the status of progress reports on those projects, and general accomplishments over the past three years; (3) The willingness of people to accept responsibility for resource treatment, long-term management, and long-term maintenance costs.

Source: 19 SDR 52, effective October 15, 1992; 21 SDR 90, effective November 14, 1994; 33 SDR 113, effective January 2, 2007; SL 2021, ch 1, §§ 8, 19, effective April 19, 2021.