[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR12.1]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 12_HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 12.1  General.




                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
12.1 General.
12.2 Definitions.
12.3 Applicability.
12.4 Determination of ineligibility.
12.5 Exemption.
12.6 Administration.
12.7 Certification of compliance.
12.8 Affiliated persons.
12.9 Landlords and tenants.
12.10 Scheme or device.
12.11 Action based upon advice or action of USDA.
12.12 Appeals.

               Subpart B_Highly Erodible Land Conservation

12.20 NRCS responsibilities regarding highly erodible land.
12.21 Identification of highly erodible lands criteria.
12.22 Highly erodible field determination criteria.
12.23 Conservation plans and conservation systems.

                     Subpart C_Wetland Conservation

12.30 NRCS responsibilities regarding wetlands.
12.31 On-site wetland identification criteria.
12.32 Converted wetland identification criteria.
12.33 Use of wetland and converted wetland.
12.34 Paperwork Reduction Act assigned number.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.

    Source: 61 FR 47025, Sept. 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted.



    (a) Scope. This part sets forth the terms and conditions under which 
a person who produces an agricultural commodity on highly erodible land 
or designates such land for conservation use, plants an agricultural 
commodity on a converted wetland, or converts a wetland shall be 
determined to be ineligible for certain benefits provided by the United 
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and agencies and 
instrumentalities of USDA.
    (b) Purpose. The purpose of the provisions of this part are to 
remove certain incentives for persons to produce agricultural 
commodities on highly erodible land or converted wetland and to 
thereby--
    (1) Reduce soil loss due to wind and water erosion;
    (2) Protect the Nation's long-term capability to produce food and 
fiber;
    (3) Reduce sedimentation and improve water quality; and
    (4) Assist in preserving the functions and values of the Nation's 
wetlands.