16 U.S.C. § 3824

§3824. Fairness of compliance

Edition 2024

U.S.C. Title 16 - CONSERVATION
16 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 16 - CONSERVATION

CHAPTER 58 - ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM

SUBCHAPTER III - WETLAND CONSERVATION

Sec. 3824 - Fairness of compliance

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§3824. Fairness of compliance

If the actions of an unrelated person or public entity, outside the control of, and without the prior approval of, the landowner or tenant result in a change in the characteristics of cropland that would cause the land to be determined to be a wetland, the affected land shall not be considered to be wetland for purposes of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, §1224, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, §1424, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3576.)

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