3.__Conservation of endangered and threatened species and their habitats.__For the category of conservation of endangered and threatened species and their habitats:

A.__A species or species group listed as endangered or threatened under state or federal law;

B.__The habitat of one or more species or groups under paragraph A;

C.__A species or species group not listed as threatened or endangered but, based on the best available scientific information, potentially warranting listing in the near future;

D.__A species, group of species, natural community or ecosystem that has been documented as being in decline or recognized as being at risk of extirpation from the State;

E.__Any species, group of species, natural community or ecosystem thought in the best professional judgment of biologists to be in decline or in danger of extirpation from the State but whose status is undetermined; and

F.__Available matching funds; and

4.__Natural resources law enforcement.__For the category of game wardens and other conservation law enforcement:

A.__A species or species group adversely affected due to lack of management or habitat loss;

B.__Public health or safety concerns of statewide or regional significance;

C.__Environmental education for the public or law enforcement personnel;

D.__Cross-training between natural resources state agencies; and

E.__Available matching funds.

The criteria in this section are not listed in order of priority.__A grant applicant must indicate in the proposal the subsection under which the board should evaluate the proposals.

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