; and (ii) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, an equitable balance among the conservation purposes of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat. ; (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Establishment of different criteria in various States The Secretary, with the advice of the applicable State technical committee, shall establish different criteria for determining the acceptability of contract offers in various States based on the extent to which water quality or wildlife habitat may be improved or erosion may be abated. ; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Conservation priority areas In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, maximize water quality and habitat benefits in conservation priority areas designated under section 1231(f) by promoting a significant level of enrollment of land within such areas in the conservation reserve by— (i) giving additional weight to applications for the enrollment of land within such areas that will maximize water quality and habitat benefits; (ii) holding a signup and enrollment under the general enrollment option and the grasslands enrollment option specific to the designated areas; or (iii) whatever other means the Secretary determines are appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this subchapter. (D) Transition to grassland use In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary, in consultation with the applicable State technical committee, shall give priority to contract offers for enrollment under the grasslands enrollment option for eligible land— (i) that has previously been enrolled under the general enrollment option, the continuous enrollment option, or the partnership initiatives enrollment option; (ii) with established cover that supports conservation objectives for a conservation priority area designated under section 1231(f)