[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR752.1]

[Page 378]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 752--WATER BANK PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 752.1  Program objective.

    (a) The regulations in this part set forth the terms and conditions 
for the Water Bank Program. The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
agreements and make payments to eligible persons in important migratory 
waterfowl nesting and breeding areas. Specified wetlands identified for 
the conservation of water or related uses on a conservation plan shall 
be developed in cooperation with the Soil and Water Conservation 
District in which the lands are located.
    (b) The objective of the Water Bank Program (hereinafter referred to 
in this part as the ``program'') is to preserve, restore, and improve 
the wetlands of the Nation, and thereby: (1) Conserve surface waters, 
(2) preserve and improve habitat for migratory waterfowl and other 
wildlife resources, (3) reduce runoff, soil and wind erosion, (4) 
contribute to flood control, (5) contribute to improved water quality 
and reduce stream sedimentation, (6) contribute to improved subsurface 
moisture, (7) reduce acres of new land coming into production and to 
retire lands now in agricultural production, (8) enhance the natural 
beauty of the landscape, and (9) promote comprehensive and total water 
management planning.