A project to acquire a conservation interest shall be eligible for funding from the ARM Fund when all of the following conditions are met:

1. (a) The applicant is a political subdivision, a governmental agency, or a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization having land conservation as a principal mission, or provides a signed and dated statement from such an entity stating the willingness of the entity to negotiate the proposed acquisition;
2. (b) The conservation interest to be acquired meets the criteria specified in Env-Wt 804.01 and Env-Wt 804.03;
3. (c) The conservation interest to be acquired is in undeveloped land that is free of known contamination;
4. (d) The conservation interest to be acquired is in land that is not already permanently protected and is not currently owned by the applicant;
5. (e) The resources within the conservation interest area are under threat of destruction or adverse modifications by reasonably foreseeable activities; and
6. (f) The conservation interest to be acquired will be held by a grantee that meets the criteria specified in Env-Wt 312.04(c).

Source. #8762, INTERIM, eff 11-21-06, EXPIRED: 5-20-07 New. #8911, eff 6-20-07; ss by #11000, eff 2-1-16 (formerly Env-Wt 807.07); ss by #12808, eff 12-15-19 (See Revision Notes #1 and #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wt 800)