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of the United States by any person in lands subject 

 to this subchapter and such rights, if any, shall be 

 governed by the law in effect at the time they may 

 have been acquired: Provided, however, That noth- 

 ing herem contained is intended or shall be con- 

 strued as a finding, interpretation, or construction 

 by the Congress that the law under which such 

 rights may be claimed in fact applies to the lands 

 subject to this subchapter or authorizes or compels 

 the granting of such rights in such lands, and that 

 the determination of the applicability or effect of 

 such law shall be unaffected by anything herein 



contained. 

 470.) 



(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 14, 67 Stat. 



§ 1343. Annual report by Secretary to Congress. 



As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal 

 year, the Secretary shaU submit to the President of 

 the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre- 

 sentatives a report detailing the amounts of all 

 moneys received and expended in connection with 

 the administration of this subchapter during the 

 preceding fiscal year. (Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345. § 15, 

 07 Stat. 470.) 



30. Waste Materials Tonnage for Shipping 



46 U.S.C. 77 

 (See Waste Materials Tonnage for Shipping under title XI Water Pollution) 



31. Water Bank Act 

 16 U.S.C. 1301-1311 



Sec. 



1301. 



1302. 



1303. 

 1304. 

 1305 



1306. 

 1307. 

 1308. 



1309. 



1310. 

 1311. 



Congressional declaration of policy; authority of 

 Secretary, 



Conservation agreements to effectuate water bank 

 program; duration and renewal; adjustment of 

 payment rate for renewal period; wetlands de- 

 fined; duration of ownership or control of land as 

 determining eligibility for agreements; protection 

 of and compensation for tenants and sharecrop- 

 pers; participation by owner or operator In other 

 Federal or State programs. 



Same; required provisions. 



Same; annual payments; adjustment. 



Same; renewal or extension; participation of subse- 

 quent owner or operator In program. 



Same; termination; modification. 



Utilization of services and facilities. 



Advisory Board, appolnltment; functions; mem- 

 bership; reimbursement for expenses. 



Consultation with Secretary of the Interior; con- 

 formity of program with wetlands programs ad- 

 ministered by Secretary of the Interior; consulta- 

 tion with and utilization of technical services of 

 appropriate local. State. Federal, and private con- 

 servation agencies; coordination of programs. 



Authorization of appropriations; maximum amount 

 of payments pursuant to agreements. 



Rules and regulations. 



§1301. Congressional declaration of policy; authority 

 of Secretary. 



The Congress finds that it is in the public interest 

 to preserve, restore, and improve the wetlands of the 

 Nation, and thereby to conserve surface waters, to 

 preserve and improve habitat for migratory water- 

 fowl and other wildlife resources, to reduce runoff, 

 soil and wind erosion, and contribute to flood con- 

 trol, to contribute to improved water quality and 

 reduce stream sedimentation, to contribute to im- 

 proved subsurface moisture, to reduce acres of new 

 land coming into production and to retire lands now 

 in agricultural production, to enhance the natural 

 beauty of the landscape, and to promote compre- 



hensive and total water management planning. The 

 Secretary of Agriculture i hereinafter in this chapter 

 referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized and 

 directed to formulate and carry out a continuous 

 program to prevent the serious loss of wetlands, and 

 to preserve, restore, and improve such lands, which 

 program shall begin on July 1, 1971. (Pub. L. 91-559, 

 § 2, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1468.) 



§ 1302. Conservation agreements to effectuate water 

 bank program; duration and renewal; adjustment 

 of payment rate for renewal period; wetlands 

 defined; duration of ownership or control of land 

 as determining eligibility for agreements; pro- 

 tection of and compensation for tenants and share- 

 croppers; participation by owner or operator in 

 other Federal or State programs. 



In effectuating the water bank program authorized 

 by this chapter, the Secretary shall have authority 

 to enter into agreements with landowners and oper- 

 ators in important migratory waterfowl nesting and 

 breeding areas for the conservation of water on 

 specified farm, ranch, or other wetlands identified in 

 a conservation plan developed in cooperation with 

 the Soil and Water Conservation District in which 

 the lands are located, under such rules and regula- 

 tions as the Secretary may prescribe. These agree- 

 ments shall be entered into for a period of ten years, 

 with provision for renewal for additional periods of 

 ten years each. The Secretary shall reexamine the 

 payment rates at the beginning of any such ten-year 

 renewal period in the light of the then current land 

 and crop values and make needed adjustments in 

 rates for any such renewal period. As used in this 

 chapter, the term "wetlands" means the inland fresh 

 areas (types 1 through 5) described in Circular 39, 

 Wetlands of the United States, published by the 



