B.__Fish or wildlife habitat of statewide or regional significance;

C.__Habitat of a threatened or endangered species listed under state or federal law;

D.__Rare or exemplary natural communities or ecosystems as determined by the State's Natural Areas Program database;

E.__Lands or areas providing for public recreation opportunities of statewide or regional significance;

F.__Rare or exemplary geological features;

G.__Areas with proximity to lands dedicated to conservation purposes or public recreation or with access to lands or waters with significant natural resources values; and

H.__Available matching funds;

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