Oklahoma § 74-3315.4 - Evaluation of recommended areas - Criteria

§ 74-3315.4. Evaluation of recommended areas - Criteria

All potential natural areas recommended for inclusion in the

State Register shall be evaluated by the Oklahoma Biological

Survey, as required by Section 3 of this act, according to the

following criteria:

1. The diversity of flora and fauna;

2. The quality and viability of the occurrence of the element

of natural diversity;

3. The absence of damaging land uses and the extent of historic

disturbances;

4. The potential for sustained protection and management of the

element of natural diversity;

5. The presence of additional elements of natural diversity not

adequately represented in other registered natural areas; and

6. The significance of the educational and scientific values of

the element of natural diversity.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 48, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws

1993, c. 155, § 2, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2002, c. 199, § 4, emerg.

eff. May 6, 2002. Renumbered from Title 74, § 1845 by Laws 2002, c.

199, § 5, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002.