In approving applications for eligible projects under the program, the commission shall give priority to complete applications based upon the following criteria:
(1) Priority locations as follows and in this order:
(i) Counties designated by the Department of Environmental Protection as Tier 1 Chesapeake Bay counties.
(ii) Counties designated by the Department of Environmental Protection as Tier 2 and 3 Chesapeake Bay counties.
(iii) All other counties.
(2) Priority practices as follows:
(i) Livestock exclusion fencing.
(ii) Stream-side buffers.
(iii) Streambank restoration.
(iv) Barnyard and feedlot runoff abatement.
(v) Stream crossings.
(vi) Off-stream watering.
(vii) Manure storage facilities.
(viii) Nutrient management plans and manure management plans.
(ix) Conservation plans or agricultural erosion and sedimentation plans.
(x) Cover crops.
(xi) Any other priority practices approved by the commission.
(3) The level and extent of planning and technical assistance, such as inventory and evaluation, design work, permits and similar types of assistance, already completed to allow for accurate estimates of project costs and for completion of the project in a timely fashion.
(4) The extent to which an applicant is willing to accept a reasonable mix of grants, loans and tax credits or to supply nongovernmental matching funds for the project.
(5) Any other criteria as adopted by the commission.