(i) By 2030, 30% of lands in the State be conserved; and

(ii) By 2040, 40% of lands in the State be conserved.

(i) Working with local communities, counties, municipalities, American Indian communities, and private landowners to conserve natural places and resources;

(ii) Improving access to nature for all individuals in the State, including communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities;

(iii) Sequestering carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in the lands and waters of the State;

(iv) Increasing public incentives for private landowners to voluntarily conserve and protect areas of demonstrated conservation value and areas that have a high capacity to sequester carbon and greenhouse gas emissions;

(v) Focusing conservation work at a large landscape scale that is biologically and ecologically meaningful;

(vi) Preventing the extinction of native plant and animal species by recovering and restoring the species;

(vii) Stabilizing ecosystems and ecosystem services, restoring degraded ecosystems, and maintaining ecological functions; and

(viii) Increasing economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, fishers, and foresters.

(i) Be awarded each year on a competitive basis to a nonprofit organization that focuses on supporting the permanent conservation of the lands of the State; and

(ii) Provide at least:

(i) Coordinate the actions of State agencies, local governments, and nongovernmental partners;

(ii) On or before July 1, 2024, develop and publish a plan to meet the State's conservation goals and update the plan as needed, but not less than every 5 years thereafter; and

(iii) On or before December 1, 2024, and each December 1 thereafter, report to the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and the House Environment and Transportation Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on the State's progress toward meeting the conservation goals.