wetland
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
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.
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- 2014–present16 U.S.C. § 3801Conservation · Definitions · in this section
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.
For purposes of this Act, and any other Act, this term shall not include lands in Alaska identified as having high potential for agricultural development which have a predominance of permafrost soils.
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- 1994–201916 U.S.C. § 3801Conservation · Definitions · in this section
The term “wetland” means land that has a predominance of hydric soils and that is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 3902Conservation · Definitions · in this section
The terms “highly erodible land” and “wetland” have the meanings, respectively, that such terms are given in section 3801 of title 16.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 1997Agriculture · Conservation easements · for purposes of this section