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<br />89-02-03-14. Debits. Debits to the wetlands bank shall be <br />accounted for in the order of priority set forth in section <br />89-02-03-07. At least fifty percent of the wetlands to be <br />drained shall become a debit or be replaced from the wetlands <br />bank in this order: <br /> <br />1. Wetlands located in the same county. <br /> <br />2. Wetlands located in a contiguous county. <br /> <br />3. Wetlands located in the same biotic area. <br /> <br />If the drainage project is conducted by a government agency <br />or pursuant to a coal mining operation, wetlands may be replaced <br />from credits created by that agency or operation for that project <br />if the project was identified when the wetlands were credited to <br />the bank, if the state engineer was informed at the time of <br />crediting of the intended use of the wetlands, and if the order <br />for replacing the wetlands acres set forth in this section is <br />complied with. <br /> <br />History: <br />General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 61-32-04 <br />Law Implemented: NDCC 61-32-03, 61-32-04, 61-32-05 <br /> <br />89-02-03-15. Wetland bank - What is debited. All wetlands <br />drained after January 1, 1987, except for those projects for <br />which permits were requested prior to January 1, 1987, shall be <br />charged as a debit against acreage credit balances. The acreage <br />of the wetlands debited shall be determined in accordance with <br />section 89-02-03-04 and shall include both authorized and <br />unauthorized drainage. A drainage permit shall not be granted if <br />the project will result in a debit balance to the wetlands bank <br />exceeding two thousand five hundred acres. <br /> <br />History: <br />General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 61-32-04 <br />Law Implemented: NDCC 61-32-03, 61-32-04, 61-32-07, 61-32-08 <br /> <br />-8- <br />