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 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 241 "(B) EXCLUSIONS.—An owner or operator may not enroll in the conservation reserve under this subsection— "(i) any wetland, or land on a floodplain, that is, or is adjacent to, a perennial riverine system wetland identified on the final national wetland inventory map of the Secretary of the Interior; or "(ii) in the case of an area that is not covered by the final national inventory map, any wetland, or land on a floodplain, that is adjacent to a perennial stream identified on a 1-24,000 scale map of the United States Geological Survey. "(C) PROGRAM LIMITATIONS. — "(i) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may enroll in the conservation reserve under this subsection not more than— "(I) 100,000 acres in any 1 State referred to in paragraph (1); and "(II) not more than a total of 1,000,000 acres. "(ii) RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM MAXIMUM. —Subject to clause (iii), for the purposes of subsection (d), any acreage enrolled in the conservation reserve under this subsection shall be considered acres maintained in the conservation reserve. "(iii) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ENROLLED ACRE- AGE. —Acreage enrolled under this subsection shall not affect for any fiscal year the quantity of— "(I) acreage enrolled to establish conservation buffers as part of the program announced on March 24, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 14109); or "(II) acreage enrolled into the conservation reserve enhancement program announced on May 27, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 28965). " (iv) REVIEW; POTENTIAL INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT ACREAGE.—Not later than 3 years after the date of Deadline, enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall— "(I) conduct a review of the program under this subsection with respect to each State that has enrolled land in the program; and "(II) notwithstanding clause (i)(I), increase the number of acres that may be enrolled by a State under clause (i)(I) to not more than 150,000 acres, as determined by the Secretary. " (D) OWNER OR OPERATOR LIMITATIONS. — " (i) WETLAND.— "(I) IN GENERAL.— The maximum size of any wetland described in subparagraph (A)(i) of an owner or operator enrolled in the conservation reserve under this subsection shall be 10 contiguous acres, of which not more than 5 acres shall be eligible for payment. "(II) COVERAGE.— All acres described in subclause (I) (including acres that are ineligible for payment) shall be covered by the conservation contract. "(ii) BUFFER ACREAGE.—The maximum size of any buffer acreage described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of an

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