(a) An eligible grant recipient may apply for a grant from the fund to acquire interests in real property for conservation purposes or for stewardship. An application may not be submitted to the fund without the written consent of the owner of the interest in real property identified in the application...
(c) Grants from the fund shall be awarded based upon the conservation criteria and financial criteria contained in this section. In each application, the eligible grant recipient shall provide information regarding how the proposal meets one or more of these criteria and advances the purposes of this article.
(d) For purposes of this article, conservation criteria include:
(1) Unique or important wildlife habitat as specified in the State Wildlife Conservation Action Plan;
(2) Habitat for rare, threatened or endangered species...
Citation: W. Va. Code, § 5B-2G-9.