converted wetland
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United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 3801 — in this section (6 versions over time)
The term “converted wetland” means wetland that has been drained, dredged, filled, leveled, or otherwise manipulated (including any activity that results in impairing or reducing the flow, circulation, or reach of water) for the purpose or to have the effect of making the production of an agricultural commodity possible if—
(i) such production would not have been possible but for such action; and
(ii) before such action—
(I) such land was wetland; and
(II) such land was neither highly erodible land nor highly erodible cropland.
16 U.S.C. § 3801 — in this section (6 versions over time)
The term “wetland”, except when such term is part of the term “converted wetland”, means land that—
(A) has a predominance of hydric soils;
(B) is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions; and
(C) under normal circumstances does support a prevalence of such vegetation.
26 U.S.C. § 1257 — for purposes of this section (6 versions over time)
The term "converted wetland" means any converted wetland (as defined in section 1201(a)(7) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(7))) held—
(A) by the person whose activities resulted in such land being converted wetland, or
(B) by any other person who at any time used such land for farming purposes.