•    Prime farmland as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Volume 6, Parts 400
to 699, Section 657.5 (citation 7CFR657.5).
•    Cultural or historic areas, including Native American gravesites, trail rest stops, river accesses etc.
•    Previously undeveloped land whose elevation is lower than 2 feet above the elevation of the 100-year flood as defined by FEMA.
•    Previously undeveloped land which is specifically identified as habitat for any species on Federal or State threatened, endangered, or species of concern lists.
•    Within 100 feet of any wetlands as defined by United States Code of Federal Regulations 40 CFR, Parts 230-233 and Part 22, and isolated wetlands or areas of special concern identified by state or local rule, OR within setback distances from wetlands prescribed in state or local regulations, as defined by local or state rule or law. On a previously undeveloped site, the setback should be whichever is more stringent. On an infill site, the local or state rule or law shall be the required setback.
•    Previously undeveloped land that is within a minimum of 100 feet from all natural jurisdictional bodies of water OR within setback distances prescribed in state or local regulations, as defined by state rule or law, whichever is more stringent.
•    Land which prior to acquisition for the project was public land, unless land of equal or greater value (as defined by public landowner) as public land is accepted in trade by the project landowner. It is the intent of this criterion that the public landowner has valued and identified the potential trade parcel as appropriate. Any public access points existing prior to a trade shall remain.