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 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 110 STAT. 995 "(5) IlENEWED ENROLLMENT.— The termination of a contract entered into under this subchapter shall not affect the ability of the owner or operator who requested the termination to submit a subsequent bid to enroll the land that was subject to the contract into the conservation reserve. "(6) CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS. — If land that was subject to a contract is returned to production of an agricultural commodity, the conservation requirements under subtitles B and C shall apply to the use of the land to the extent that the requirements are similar to those requirements imposed on other similar lands in the area, except that the requirements may not be more onerous than the requirements imposed on other lands.", (d) ENROLLMENTS IN 1997.—Section 725 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-37; 109 Stat. 332), is amended by striking ": Provided" and all that follows through "1997". SEC. 333. WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM. (a) ENROLLMENT.— Section 1237 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: "(b) ENROLLMENT CONDITIONS.— "(1) MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.—The total number of acres enrolled in the wetlands reserve program shall not exceed 975,000 acres. "(2) METHODS OF ENROLLMENT.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Subject to subparagraph (B), effective beginning October 1, 1996, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall enroll into the wetlands reserve program— "(i) Va of the acres through the use of permanent easements; "(ii) Vs of the acres through the use of 30-year easements; and "(iii) Va of the acres through the use of restoration cost-share agreements. " (B) TEMPORARY EASEMENTS.— Effective beginning October 1, 1996, the Secretary shall not enroll acres in the wetlands reserve program through the use of new permanent easements until the Secretary has enrolled at least 75,000 acres in the program through the use of temporary easements.". (b) ELIGIBILITY. —Section 1237(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837(c)) is amended— (1) by striking "2000" and inserting "2002"; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (3) by inserting after "determines that—" the following: "(1) such land maximizes wildlife benefits and wetland values and functions;". (c) OTHER ELIGIBLE LANDS.—Section 1237(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837(d)) is amended— (1) by inserting after "subsection (c)" the following ", land that maximizes wildlife benefits and that is"; and

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