La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § I-803
Cost-Effectiveness Ranking- the ranking established by dividing the cumulative habitat units of benefits by the aggregate trust fund dollar anticipated to be expended over the life of the proposed coastal restoration project. The cost-effectiveness ranking quotient shall be an indexing number used for assigning coastal restoration project construction priority.
Cost-Sharing- a contribution, either monetary, in-kind, and/or both, by a local sponsor for a coastal restoration project from any non-trust-fund source for any or all of the following: design, construction, operation, maintenance, and monitoring, excluding feasibility, over the anticipated life of a particular project.
Cumulative Habitat Units of Benefit- the total habitat units "with project" minus the total habitat units "without project."
Habitat Units- the sum of the value(s) derived by multiplying the suitability index (Sl) value by the acreage for each coastal wetland type of the area of impact ascribable to the proposed project, as defined in Wetland Value Assessment Methodology employed for coastal restoration project evaluation and established in accordance with the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990, Public Law Number 101-646,104 Stat. 4779-4783, (1990).
Suitability Index- a unitless number ranging from 0 to 1 wherein 0 represents a low value for fish and wildlife habitat and 1 represents a high value for fish and wildlife habitat. The suitability index for an area shall be determined by using the Wetland Value Assessment Methodology employed for coastal restoration project evaluation and established in accordance with the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990, Public Law Number 101-646,104 Stat. 4779-4783, (1990).
Total Habitat Units with Project- the sum of the projected habitat units calculated over a time period equal to the life expectancy of the proposed project were it implemented.
Total Habitat Units without Project- the sum of the projected habitat units calculated over a time period equal to the life expectancy of the proposed project, were it not implemented.
Trust Fund Dollars- present value in 1990 allures from the Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Trust Fund, as defined in R.S. 49:213.7, of design and construction costs (excluding feasibility costs), plus operation, maintenance, and monitoring costs, minus cost sharing.
La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § I-803