KENTUCKY'S PACE PROGRAM
PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERLA (330 TOTAL POINTS)
| I | A | SOIL TYPES | CAPABILITY CLASSES (% of parcel in each class): | (55 Points) |
| Class 1 | Class II | Class III | Class IV-VIII |
| 0-25% | (15 pts) | 0-25% | (10 pts) | 0-25% | (5 pts) | 0-25% | (5 pts) |
| 26-50% | (20 pts) | 26-50% | (15 pts) | 26-50% | (10 pts) | 26-50% | (2 pts) |
| 51-75% | (25 pts) | 51-75% | (20 pts) | 51-75% | (15 pts) | 51-75% | (0 pts) |
| 76-100 % | (30 pts) | 76-100% | (25 pts) | 76-100% | (20 pts) | 76-100% | (0 pts) |
| B | SOIL TYPES | (% of parcel either Prime or Statewide): | (45 Points) |
| Prime Farmland Statewide | Unique Important Farmland |
| 0-25% | (10 pts) | 0-25% | (5 pts) |
| 26-50% | (20 pts) | 26-50% | (10 pts) |
| 51-75% | (30 pts) | 51-75% | (15 pts) |
| 76-100% | (40 pts) | 76-100% | (20 pts) |
| C | SOIL TYPES | YIELD INDEX (Soil Survey Yield Data): | (30 Points) |
| Productivity Group 1-3 | Productivity Group 4-6 | Productivity Group 7-10 |
| 0-33% | (10 pts) | 0-33% | (5 pts) | 0-33% | (10 pts) |
| 34-66% | (20 pts) | 34-66% | (10 pts) | 34-66% | (5 pts) |
| 67- 100% | (30 pts) | 67- 100% | (15 pts) | 67- 100% | (0 pts) |
| II | SIZE OF EASEMENT PARCEL (acres): | (20 points) |
| 0-25 acres | (2 pts) | 26-50 acres | (4 pts) | 51-75 acres | (6 pts) | 76-100 | (8 pts) |
| 101-200 acres | (10 pts) | 201-300 acres | (12 pts) | 301-400 acres | (14 pts) | 401-500 acres | (16 pts) |
| 501-1000 acres | (18 pts) | 1000 + acres | (20 pts) |
| III | LAND IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1.0 MILES OF PARCEL BOUNDARY? | (15 points) |
| More than 90% | (15 pts) | 89 to 70% | (15 pts) |
| 69 to 50% | (9 pts) | 49 to 20% | (5 pts) |
| less than 20% | (5 pts) |
| IV | PERIMETER OF PARCEL BORDERS IN NON-URBAN USE? | (15 points) |
| More than 90% | (15 pts) | 89 to 70% | (15 pts) |
| 69 to 50% | (9 pts) | 49 to 20% | (5 pts) |
| less than 20% | (5 pts) |
| V | PARCEL DISTANCE FROM URBAN BUILT-UP AREAS? | (30 points) |
| 2 miles or more | (30 pts) | 1 mile or less | (20 pts) | Adjacent | (0 pts) |
| VI | PARCEL LOCATED IN OR NEAR CERTIFIED AG DISTRICT | (25 points) |
| MORE THAN 5 YRS | (25 pts) | LESS THAN 5 YRS | (20 pts) |
| WITHIN 1 MILE OF | (10 pts) | WITHIN 2 MILES OF | (5 pts) |
| NO AG DISTRICT IN VICINITY | (5 pts) |
| VII | SUBSTANTIAL AND WELL MAINTAINED FARM INVESTMENT? | (20 points) |
| HIGH INVESTMENT | (20 pts) | MODERATE | (19-1 pts) | NO ON-FARM INVESTMENT | (0 pts) |
| VIII | HOW EXTENSIVE WAS MANAGEMENT IN MORE THAN 5 OF LAST 10 YEARS? | (25 points) |
| More than 90% | (25 pts) | 90 - 20% | (19-1 pts) | Less than 20% | (0 pts) |
| IX | PARCEL IS COVERED BY A CONSERVATION PLAN, COMPLIANCE PLAN,FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN OR AGRICULTURE WATER QUALITY PLAN? | (15 points) |
| X | OWNERS OFFERING PRICE FOR EASEMENT? | (25 points) |
| 0-25% of value | (25 pts) | 26% -50% | (15 pts) | 51% - 75% | (10 pts) | Above 75% of value | (0 pts) |
| XI | LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION? | (10 points) |
| Conservation District review and recommendation of approval | (10 pts) | Conservation District review and no recommendation | (0 pts) | Conservation District review and recommendation of not approved | (-10 pts) |