§590p–1 Limitation on Wetlands Drainage Assistance to Aid Wildlife Preservation; Termination of Limitation; Redetermination of Need for Assistance Upon Change of Ownership of Lands

Summary

The Agriculture Secretary must not give money or technical help to drain a wetland on a farm in North Dakota, South Dakota, or Minnesota if the Interior Secretary files a written finding—naming the farm and land within 90 days after the drainage application—saying drainage would significantly harm wildlife and keeping the land wet would help preserve wildlife. That ban ends if the Interior Secretary tells the Agriculture Secretary it should stop, or one year after the finding unless the Interior or a state agency offered to buy or lease the wetland during that year, or five years after the finding if the owner did not accept any such offer. If the land changes owners, eligibility for help must be checked again.