Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 

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subdivided between owners, each new field will require a new HEL 

 determination. A request for a conservation plan revision can be made 

 at any time. All wetland determinations that have not been certified 

 are appealable. 



(d) In addition, a person who converts a wetland after November 

 28, 1990, will be ineligible for USDA program benefits. That person 

 would be ineligible for USDA program benefits on all land owned, 

 rented, or share cropped by him/her or affiliates. The person would 

 remain ineligible if the land is sold and not restored. The new owner 

 would become ineligible when planting an agricultural commodity on the 

 converted wetlcuid. 



(e) Conservation easement provisions apply only to FmHA inventory 

 lands and certain FmHA borrower properties, and the Conservation 

 Reserve Program applies only to non-federal lands. 



510.12 Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Provisions. 



The objectives of the highly erodible land and wetland 

 conservation provisions are to: 



(a) Remove certain incentives for persons bring highly erodible 

 land into production, or to convert wetland so as to make possible the ' 

 production of agricultural commodities. 



(b) Reduce soil loss due to wind and water erosion, 



(c) Protect the Nation's long term capeUaility to produce food and 



fiber, 



(d) Reduce sedimentation and improve water quality, and 



(e) Assist in preserving the Nation's wetlands. 



510.13 Summary of the requirements of the FSA and FACTA. 



(a) FSA. The highly erodible land and wetland conservation 

 provisions of FSA impose restrictions on persons who participate in 

 certain USDA programs and who plant agricultural commodities on highly 

 erodible land or converted wetlands after December 23, 1985. To 

 maintain eligibility for participation in USDA programs: 



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(180-V-NFSAM, Second Ed., Amend. 6, May 1991) 



