110 HR 2841 IH: To amend the wetlands reserve program of the Department U.S. House of Representatives 2007-06-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2841 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2007 Mr. McHugh introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the wetlands reserve program of the Department of Agriculture to exclude from enrollment under the program land subject to a State or local set-back requirement unless the Secretary determines that enrollment of the land is essential to restore or preserve wetlands.

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Additional condition on enrollment of land in wetlands reserve program

Section 1237(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837(e)) is amended— (1)by striking or at the end of paragraph (1); (2)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; or; and (3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)land otherwise eligible for enrollment under subsection (c) or (d) if the land is subject to a State or local set-back requirement unless the land is part of a larger parcel to be enrolled in the program and the Secretary determines that enrollment of the land subject to the set-back requirement is essential to restore or preserve wetlands on the larger parcel. .