credit agency which are appropriate to local conditions, (ii) which also gives preference in allocating housing credit dollar amounts among selected projects to— (I) projects obligated to serve qualified tenants for the longest periods, (II) projects in areas where rents are unaffordable to median income households, (III) projects which target housing to tenants at a range of incomes between 60 and 100 percent of area median gross income, taking local income and market conditions into account, and (IV) projects located near transit hubs, and (iii) which provides a procedure that the agency (or an agent or other private contractor of such agency) will follow in monitoring for noncompliance with the provisions of this section and in notifying the Internal Revenue Service of such noncompliance which such agency becomes aware of and in monitoring for noncompliance with habitability standards through regular site visits. (C) Certain selection criteria must be used The selection criteria set forth in a qualified allocation plan must include— (i) project location, (ii) housing needs characteristics, (iii) project characteristics, including whether the project includes the use of existing housing as part of a community revitalization plan, (iv) sponsor characteristics, (v) tenant populations with special housing needs, (vi) tenant populations of individuals with children, (vii) projects intended for eventual tenant ownership, (viii) the energy efficiency of the project, and (ix) the historic nature of the project. (D) Certain selection criteria prohibited The selection criteria set forth in a qualified allocation plan shall not include a requirement of local approval or local contributions, either as a threshold qualification requirement or as part of a point system to be considered for allocations of housing credit dollar amount. This subparagraph shall not apply to the notice and opportunity to comment requirement for chief executive officers (or the equivalent) of local jurisdictions under subparagraph (A)(ii). (2)