<br />e8~IolIgwi~a-op~~ thilt:a~;~j.i:.:"~"aulb'OFiUtd.YY~;f~~~~~I@~~(i{€~ltp~~I~~~~k\d>t3}~~
<br />a8ncu1lur..l~mrnodlty.u_ ~l!~~ en~~.h~ve o~~.~ ~im~I*~'lpa]@~~~~l?r.t~",~~i~{Of_~~~!r:'~I~!,-.n!~~~
<br />8\K.b~Wld :\Il"lbout.ao~~ed~......"",:}j:-r':': ~bYdrologti::il.:analbi0108l&Jll?p:ect()~~wltl:i.I12'lli~~'!.?:~~!c1 a~am.B~t... ~._
<br />con5ervatioosr.~em.~~:''''we~n<h~~,'' ~ _(JIf~1k..trn1.18r.e_~t.!!l~I~.hal_~.-....,
<br />[3) A penoe 6lWlnot be mel'81blelor:. ?,:l'".:)J ~~~~'nv':~d~!o:n~~~h~~~'i,~lf~.n_~.~~li!-r?t,_l!In)'~.::;j'.'
<br />program benefits unaer i 12.4(8) .a5.1.~..- persons.ottier'1hmIie~erson'llPPlying~~rthe actT..ibclll1&nbe;;J3n l'UT81{~ _:._
<br />N'Ruh<nf.the9f'Odllc!ionO(lln..... '" .- - ..fmot1SDA-pltl~'?a.benef'i11Or-Bn3iofth:-A!Jon'\..:.t!thina!':11ie~e~i6r:,or..~.,'-::
<br />sgticultlJwamunoditywhicb was J' -: ,.. . person'.predeCessoriliiinleNi1it aften.~wetlBnd~n'oonjUnctron-Ma;the~ "'!:e-
<br />prod.uced LID highly-erodible landln.aQ December 23.. "l985..'l.f ~uch<:onjerslo~"~~~~~ivl!i!i:?filuc:h~~_i~ti-i~:~ ~her~U:ty~-' ~:
<br />area. "'BlllOt the re&u1t of a 5cheme or deVIce --, _ IS consldered to'have ~ t:ommenced., _
<br />{il Under -8 consen:ation -s}'..lem that, to avoid COmpliance ,,'jlh thi.. plirt.-r~" .. before Dec.:"mber 23. 19S5;if before such -.."
<br />hali been approvedb}' the CD.after .the, Further drainage improvement on such''. l daie:'::~'-~"');f;,'_n,~'.:.~"...~...j- '_.'
<br />CD del~~ined that ~e c~nser\-'ati~ '. Isndsls not perrnnled ""ithoul'!058 of"~ . ~-7fl'(irA proj;ct drai~ag~-~Iii'nsening~~ '''::
<br />liyslem 18 In conTorr~lIly WIth technical-. eligibility for USDA program ~eTi.1j,~l- 'l:' forth it! detail the planne_d diah;iie~_ "
<br />standards sel Iorth In the SCS Cleld . unless the SCS determines under M~J{d measure. or other works tlf " ~.~'-'~!,
<br />offi.~ lechn~~.1 guide-for su~ dislrict;.o~ paragraph ldJ(l)(," of this.sectiori.'that ~ "impronment had been 'officiallj.!J.';. .
<br />(lIJNot wlthm.a CD, under a fU11herdrainage activities applied to':~:...!; adop'ied byth"'e-dislncf'oi-other ~ity;':O;; '.
<br />,conser;-'ahon.s}'litem.thal halO heen.. _such Jan~~ wowdhave,mi!1imal,.t;.rr~.f!to: "'and."~~L!"~~.;;t.-~.z...~r:.~ ,._
<br />ppr'O\~~'by SCS, to 'b~~ adequal,~~~. on an)' remaining wetland values. Int.-:i:.:~ (II) The aistrlctur other enlit)-' .started~-+-
<br />productIOn dfJlucn agncul~urat:w. tt,!, -... ~ epptying this"paragfap1i::ron~rt~ t~~inltallation of1he-arBiriage'measures: or *,.,
<br />commodl~y on 1ughly erodible 'a~a.., ._, wetlands shall be presumed '10 nive~'1: le~lly't:"""om'milted s'uD5tantial furid~" ....__.
<br />(clRe/joaceuponSCSdetermmalJon.~. b ab b-" ---"-"1 "'-~:'-' .0- . ~,....... ,,- bk"~~.~-
<br />, h- hI' rod'bl I dAb II' een convertE; ):.1 e person app ylng_-o.o_"t' 10wardthe con"ersLon of wetlands y;~.,.-:-......-,.
<br />Jor 18 ye I e an. persons a 'USDA - '--'-'- "", nl .1.._;'" ,,'.. . --'f". .~~ .
<br />otb" ,. <hI f . b'''' '- or p"""""amutm811SU 8SSUJ.e,~'1 entenngmto'8contnlc or"-l1e. ~_",: ...
<br />n elne 19i e or program 8ne,l15 as .-0.. . .. "" _'10'__
<br />the res It f Ih d f f' person can show th_at ~~ com.'.ersionF' instat.latio~ of any of the ~.ct~~ili,;~-' , -'oJ'.
<br />. _ ~ u, ~ e proa.u,' "hn.o an was cau:!ledby a 1hlrdllarty Wlthwhom descnbed'ln 112,2{a}(6)or'bv~' .
<br />itgncu, ural commo I y W Ich ""'ali h . d A.. gh' . . . '1' d
<br />P d ced 11;~1 dibl' 'a' t e person wa:!lTlot associate -UlluU "ll purchaSing construction su,pp les 8n p
<br />':'I~ u on'd~'" y=,~ e~,nSCSonth t scheme or device asde:!lcribed under maleriah for the primary and direcl '-.
<br />....llI.nce'Olllt eelTJUnalOnvJ a 1'101 h' ~ uoo r U ,. I"d'-
<br />hI d th'b} d'b'l d 1..,. nt llT'ega'u.ac vllleso a'. purposeo con'.ertmS.....e1anu.:an ,.
<br />~~~ II, "'b W, "h~ no Ig Yh,ro(b'("j" "'bn_ .. water resource district. draInage district (Hi) The perso'o applying Tor benefitr:~
<br />"",,,..ep .. lsparugrllp 'J l) lS "1 . 'lIb l'b at H h h the 1 d - .-
<br />section shall not apply 10 I:Iny or Slml ar ~h~11)' :'1. .e d'~" utef th? a ca.nh' Uh~~ ah! e wel::" con.\'ersalon.:
<br />agriculturalcommodilytha'twa1lllanlt'd p~rs~ms.wl lOt eJ.uns LClOno e..., WIt ......1~1 epersenlsa~S9~lale .was
<br />on an)'land after SCS(lelennines that dLslnc1 or ?l.h~r entll)' .w?o ~re aSlieli~e~ ,t~e ~i1SLS of a Iin"an~lal o~~alio'l ~ th~
<br />such land is highly'-erodible!ana: and~!' for the ~Cll,.!tles of~! distn~l_ or entlly. _district ~.t othe~ .enlity.pr:oSJl:!p~~?er
<br />the pe~on is 'notified of suChr.~'. '~t~ -Accordmgly, where 8 perso~ s wetland~, 23, 1985. a~~ th,at a sp~~~~~es~men~
<br />determinations.'" .~.:", :! - : 4'- are c.onverted. due 10 the acbons of th~_;r for .the project cons~u:-~o~ ar~.~~g~l,'"I:
<br />(dJ Exemptions fnr~'el1and.ll' A-t.,~ dls~ct or en.tlt.Y:. <the-pe.~so~ sball.~_l oblz.gll.ho~ to pay a.-sJ:!.~c~sses~'."e~ }.
<br />person .hall not be determined to be""': consld~red to bll.\'e~,~s!.d C?r p:.~.t.t~ w~s made as 10 the person's_~:~_d~J
<br />ineli~ible for pl'O~rambenefils under ,~, the dramage. ..:~:L, '!':I .v'-~ .. ~_ l.t,":, pnor to De.c~'mber 23. 1985.".:!",. ..!.:'l
<br />~ 12.4 althe result of the production <If {21The cOn\:erslo~ of.c: wetla,:,d. for:_ -iSl The purpose of.me lietermmahon
<br />an agricultur,aI'COlnmodilY4)n: ~ 'I purposes of thIS secbon. lS.consldered t:, of con"erslall conunoocemeDt made '-1"1'"
<br />fLj Con,'erled wetlondjf 1M !!!,:~~ have been completed before ~ece~~eJ;. under.paragraphli {dJlJ} and (dJ(4] of this
<br />COfl\'errriail-oI such wetland ""'U I~ &;-Oi) 23, 1~ if befo~e 1hat;rl.a~_~e,dr~~.ng, ~ction:is to implement.the legislatj~~;q-
<br />commt'.Jlced orcompleled befoN:. '1 k. dre~ng. ~e~'ell.ng. fiU.ms ~ o~ ~:t: mlent that~ose pers~~ !"ho had;tt....,.
<br />December 23,1985; or SttJ.F:~ ~-.!;r,~~~ mompulatio": 'Lncl.~~.a,ny ~SIiVl.!YlJr .a!=,ual.I}' started convel1i.lonor~"...~t1a~d,]
<br />(ii) An arti!icilrl Jake. pond ilrwetland that ~sulted 10, th,!!.~pa~or~~W'l'6' ~ or obll8ated, fu,!~ for .converilll?~ pt1,~";
<br />created cyexcavatingordikingTlon_! _.r~duCln8 the nOW,~ltCu1alion. OJ' rea~~ ,~.to the effective date.of.the Act .:,,~ ~~ -'_
<br />wetlanll 'oiCDUectandretain watedorl 1, oCwaler) was applied 10 the ",,"etlan.dtW;~ (December 23. 1985J wouldbe;.allowed.. "
<br />, pUQKlseil such.as~waterlorJlve810ck.\1? ~ an~ ~~t;_J.h_e p~uc:&C?l!:(!f.~n'~~"l\ ~'_~t_~=t:omp.!!~e~~..4QlI..!...Cl!~,Ao'~s.tot1it.F-
<br />,. f fish~di"d:ion.Tttrlption{induaiiiiird;..~~~~t~9<#ty~s!hle~t~~t.'.,a~:o~~~SS&l')'.4)~!!!I~.h.a~~'hlp..'Io~i~~ I
<br />~sub9uriibeirii8a~oin!.;:ietdiashasin..~.o;.{u~s...~lp~a!:!oeE~IfD~tSb~~;a.~":A"2Co_r?~~)'~elaUo,!!i~~u~~~~'i
<br />"" . ~ Cooling; n~production..:,or flobd Control;; p- w~ere !.u.~ P~.~~oz:1_~I?-.~.e ..!Ve~~d ~J~l!!lapplr~~ a!t~ell!!!!'~n.!!OI!~, :l?!wn(.~~ !
<br />c~orp'.~~~9tif;;!f~~~~-~~wWo.uld.ql?,t..,?~:~lr'~,~el!npos'~le;.. comme~me!'i_t.~ag~.und~er Jlo/28!'aph,' ;~, i
<br />~t-liiiJ.A ~,.are.-crealeJbja 'walt!lt:Jlll" J!'i';'.(3) Except.., pWVI~,~d~~~er~ts~J:' ',fd}(3) rn- [dJ(4)i~Ut2T;e:-~' ~'I
<br />...:_>:. da!i\"ery I~_ste~ -tn:lgatiori..'~a~o.~!'3'ii~_ pa~~{~)[~j ~t~~ se~U_O!\o .th.e~~ ~ (il-A.~ p~~.~'ho ~\'e.uu!'y_-haye .:.-. !
<br />--f .}.~tem;or ~tiOG _o(....,.ter,for,i!dt,~~;.; cl:m.veN!i?E.of ~ .~!.t!-'!nd ~.-consider.ed.to~ a ",:etla,nd ot~lI~~~tll!J1~~r.?b._ '-;. I
<br />'''lmgaUon:o(Ir,r,m;~:Jd-~~)';{tf.~fft ba\'~l?een,colllf!l:C'l# b~~~.De:em..bt;r 'Wblch conversIOn began l:iul was not.". I
<br />..- 6;,{lvJ.Wellandpa.w}iic:niPrOduction:or~:~. 23, ~~A~~.su:clL4~JJ';w-,~ 1:~completedprior l.oDeCemoer'23:19as""1~t~ ::
<br />-;;.. ....anIl8ricWtura.l~'OuQoditr.~1 PO"ib1i'!la~,' '1I,{iJ An,Y~1h~,aCtj.~ities~de~~~Jn~,-~:tmust. ~fore~tember.'t9,:l968.~Uest. I
<br />..it-~.:..:;;, . r.lI. re.s,uh~.a,~atural,f(mdlllonl: su~~'-'A', ~~ ~_1~ta){6l~'ere flIctu8nY__s;ar.t~.on\~ '" 'l:~~,t.o. ~ake ~ d~e;enn1n~ti~12 ~.tt~ ' ,.
<br />': - ~-:." ,~d~lA.~d~IIjX!SSlble.!'"ithoutt"':t~Con.l'-~J1_,.".e~~and;;Ol'~.(:*l!:~t~~at.in:~.tu~'isn:..~' ~
<br />'. -~ rfby th~_pers!:"n }hal~lIb;OYl _'-I1"'I,utI!It~(I~) Jb.e:Person.e.ppIyiD;gfor~eneflt.~tcon..d~d for ~\mpbonllDde~~_'t~
<br />"3:- rs:~.~andch~l2:rlstJC:;'JO~II~---('- E.as....expe.nded_orl~y ~~nnt.te~diiW., ....ll:t4(d}lKiJ.8~~-Jt:it~~t ~
<br />~ ,..;..1t,!.J.,')Co~ed.. w!.~aQ~.iISCShas.i'n1r ~.sub.ta!'tialhindi ~lth~rh):~tmns~1IIo-.,;~.(ilJ ~persoD~U:!:.b?",,".!.~a' lh~~:r.. ~ ,
<br />. - - dete.rllllnoo.that lbi :Bd1OO1of che 'JVt ':.i1'"I1';8""1xmtrltct far lhe mstallation of ..an)' oU cornmenOOd-actirityjhu been ael/vety '1'::- .
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