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16 U.S.C. § 3923 — Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions
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The powers of condemnation or eminent domain shall not be used in the acquisition of wetlands under any provision of this chapter where such wetlands have been constructed for the purpose of farming or ranching, or result from conservation activities associated with farming or ranching.
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The powers of condemnation or eminent domain shall not be used in the acquisition of wetlands under any provision of this chapter where such wetlands have been constructed for the purpose of farming or ranching, or result from conservation activities associated with farming or ranching.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that—
(1) wetlands play an integral role in maintaining the quality of life through material contributions to our national economy, food supply, water supply and quality, flood control, and fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and thus to the health, safety, recreation, and economic well-being of all our citizens of the Nation;
(2) wetlands provide habitat essential for the breeding, spawning, nesting, migration, wintering and ultimate survival of a major portion of the migratory and resident fish and wildlife of the Nation; including migratory birds, endangered species, commercially and recreationally important finfish, shellfish and other aquatic organisms, and contain many unique species and communities of wild plants;
(3) the migratory bird treaty obligations of the Nation with Canada, Mexico, Japan, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and with various countries in the Western Hemisphere require Federal protection of wetlands that are used by migratory birds for breeding, wintering or migration and needed to achieve and to maintain optimum population levels, distributions, and patterns of migration;
(4) wetlands, and the fish, wildlife, and plants dependent on wetlands, provide significant recreational and commercial benefits, including—
(A) contributions to a commercial marine harvest valued at over $10,000,000,000 annually;
(B) support for a major portion of the Nation’s multimillion dollar annual fur and hide harvest; and
(C) fishing, hunting, birdwatching, nature observation and other wetland-related recreational activities that generate billions of dollars annually;
(5) wetlands enhance the water quality and water supply of the Nation by serving as groundwater recharge areas, nutrient traps, and chemical si
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3923
§ 3923. Restriction on use of eminent domain in
acquisitions
The powers of condemnation or eminent do-
main shall not be used in the acquisition of wet-
lands under any provision of this chapter where
such wetlands have been constructed for the
purpose of farming or ranching, or result from
conservation activities associated with farming
or ranching.
(Pub. L. 99–645, title III, § 305, Nov. 10, 1986, 100
Stat. 3588.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 99–645, Nov. 10, 1986, 100
Stat. 3582, known as the Emergency Wetlands Re-
sources Act of 1986. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec-
tion 3901 of this title and Tables.
SUBCHAPTER IV—WETLANDS INVENTORY
AND TREND ANALYSIS
§ 3931. National wetlands inventory project
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
shall continue the National Wetlands Inventory
Project and shall—
(1) produce, by September 30, 1988, National
Wetlands Inventory maps for the areas that
have been identified by the Service as top pri-
orities for mapping, including—
(A) the entire coastal zone of the United
States;
(B) floodplains of major rivers; and
(C) the Prairie Pothole region;
(2) produce, by September 30, 1998, National
Wetlands Inventory maps for those portions of
the contiguous United States for which final
maps have not been produced earlier;
(3) produce, by September 30, 2000, National
Wetlands Inventory maps for Alaska and other
noncontiguous portions of the United States;
(4) produce, by September 30, 1990, and at
ten-year intervals thereafter, reports to up-
date and im
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