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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1303. Terms of agreement; required provisions
In the agreement between the Secretary and an owner or operator,
the owner or operator shall agree -
(1) to place in the program for the period of the agreement
eligible wetland areas he designates, which areas may include
wetlands covered by a Federal or State government easement which
permits agricultural use, together with such adjacent areas as
determined desirable by the Secretary;
(2) not to drain, burn, fill, or otherwise destroy the wetland
character of such areas, nor to use such areas for agricultural
purposes, as determined by the Secretary;
(3) to effectuate the wetland conservation and development plan
for his land in accordance with the terms of the agreement,
unless any requirement thereof is waived or modified by the
Secretary pursuant to section 1306 of this title;
(4) to forfeit all rights to further payments or grants under
the agreement and refund to the United States all payments or
grants received thereunder upon his violation of the agreement at
any stage during the time he has control of the land subject to
the agreement if the Secretary determines that such violation is
of such a nature as to warrant termination of the agreement, or
to make refunds or accept such payment adjustments as the
Secretary may deem appropriate if he determines that the
violation by the owner or operator does not warrant termination
of the agreement;
(5) upon transfer of his right and interest in the lands
subject to the agreement during the agreement period, to forfeit
all rights to further payments or grants under the agreement and
refund to the United States all payments or grants received
thereunder during the year of the transfer unless the transferee
of any such land agrees with the Secretary to assume all
obligations of the agreement;
(6) not to adopt any practice specified by the Secretary in the
agreement as a practice which would tend to defeat the purposes
of the agreement; and
(7) to such additional provisions as the Secretary determines
are desirable and includes in the agreement to effectuate the
purposes of the program or to facilitate its administration.
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