[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR633.6]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 633--WATER BANK PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 633.6  Program participation requirements.

    (a) WBP Agreement. An agreement shall be executed for each 
participating farm. The agreement shall be signed by the owner of the 
designated acreage and any other person who, as landlord, tenant, or 
share cropper, will share in the payment or has an interest in the 
designated acreage. There may be more than one agreement for a farm.
    (b) Agreement period. The agreement period shall:
    (1) Be for a term of 10 years;
    (2) Become effective on January 1 of the year in which the agreement 
is approved except that the agreement shall become effective on January 
1 of the next succeeding year in cases where, at the time the agreement 
is approved, the NRCS determines that the agreement signers will be 
unable to comply with the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section in 
the year in which such agreement is approved.
    (c) Agreement terms and conditions. The acreage designated under an 
agreement shall:
    (1) Be maintained for the agreement period in a manner which will 
preserve, restore, or improve the wetland character of the land;
    (2) Not be drained, burned, filled, or otherwise used in a manner 
which would destroy the wetland character of the acreage, except that 
the provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit the carrying out of 
management practices which are specified in a conservation plan for the 
farm;
    (3) Not be used as a dumping area for draining other wetlands, 
except where the State Conservationist determines that such use is 
consistent with the sound management of wetlands and is specified in the 
conservation plan;
    (4) Not be used as a source of irrigation water;
    (5) Not be used for the harvesting of a crop;
    (6) Not be hayed except for during periods of severe drought and 
only under conditions prescribed by the State Conservationist in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior or his designee; and
    (7) Not be grazed, except as may be specified in the conservation 
plan.