[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4347 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4347 To amend title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the conversion of wetlands that are one acre or less in size. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 1994 Mr. Smith of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Penny, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Allard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Everett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the conversion of wetlands that are one acre or less in size. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Bill may be cited as the ``Down To Earth Tiny Wetland Act of 1994''. SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF WETLANDS THAT ARE ONE ACRE OR LESS IN SIZE. Section 1222(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3882(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) a wetland that is one acre or less in size as determined by the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall make a reasonable effort to make an on-site wetland inspection whenever requested by an owner or operator.''. <all>