Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§3824 Fairness of Compliance
Title 16 › CHAPTER 58 — ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — WETLAND CONSERVATION › § 3824
Summary
If someone else or a government body, without the owner's control or permission, changes cropland so it becomes wetland, the land will not be treated as wetland under this law.
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Title 16, §3824
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If the actions of an unrelated person or public entity, outside the control of, and without the prior approval of, the landowner or tenant result in a change in the characteristics of cropland that would cause the land to be determined to be a wetland, the affected land shall not be considered to be wetland for purposes of this subchapter.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 3824
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102