Subpart D - Use and Requirements of Wetlands 



512.38(b) (1) 



in Section 512.25. The restored PC area on which replacement takes 

 place will be labeled w and may be used within the provisions 

 contained m the replacement easement. The converted wetland will 

 be labeled RPW and the persons will be exempted from the wetland 

 conservation provisions as long as the replacement area is 

 maintained within the provisions of the easement. 



{512.38 Use of restored wetlands (RVW + year) (RSW) 



(a) Restored wetlands with viol ation rRVW-^vear^ . 



(1) These are wetlands converted after November 28, 1990 

 (regardless of whether they were planted) or between 

 December 23, 1985, and November 23, 1990, (on which an agricultural 

 commodity was planted) that have been fully restored. The producer 

 will be able to crop the wetland according to the restoration 

 agreement with SCS and FWS. The restored wetland may be farmed 

 under natural conditions if it was farmed under natural conditions 

 prior to conversion and if planting activities would not reduce or 

 impair the restoration structures or improvements required in the 

 restoration plan. 



. ... ^ .^^^ ,?^ "^^ person violates the restoration agreement, or 

 I rails to install restoration measures as planned, the RVW+year 



label will be removed and replaced with a CW+year, indicating the 

 year that the person failure to meet the restoration requirements. 

 If the wetland was converted after November 23, 1990, the person 

 will be ineligible for all USDA program benefits until the wetland 

 is restored to conditions that existed prior to the conversion. 



(b) Restored wetlanf^ without violation rR.qw) 



(1) These are wetlands converted between 

 December 23, 1985 and November 23, 1990, on which no 

 agricultural commodities were produced that have been fully 

 restored. The producer will be able to crop the wetland according 

 to the restoration agreement with SCS and FWS. The restored 

 wetland may be farmed under natural conditions if it was farmed 

 under natural conditions prior to the conversion and planting 

 activities would not reduce or impair the restoration structures or 

 improvements required in the restoration plan. 



512-55 

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



