Funds authorized in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 5907 may be expended for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of parks, beaches, open-space lands, recreational trails, or recreational facilities and areas, and for development rights or scenic easements in connection with those acquisitions. After at least one public hearing, the Director of Parks and Recreation shall prepare and adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants.

The minimum amount that the applicant may request for any individual project is twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).