---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 12.1"
title: "7"
number: "12.1"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/12.1"
---

# §12.1. General.

- (a) **Scope.** This part sets forth the terms and conditions under which a person who produces an agricultural commodity on highly erodible land or designates such land for conservation use, plants an agricultural commodity on a converted wetland, or converts a wetland shall be determined to be ineligible for certain benefits provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and agencies and instrumentalities of USDA.
- (b) **Purpose.** The purpose of the provisions of this part are to remove certain incentives for persons to produce agricultural commodities on highly erodible land or converted wetland and to thereby—
  - (1) Reduce soil loss due to wind and water erosion;
  - (2) Protect the Nation's long-term capability to produce food and fiber;
  - (3) Reduce sedimentation and improve water quality; and
  - (4) **Assist in preserving the values, acreage, and functions of the Nation's wetlands.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 47025, Sept. 6, 1996, as amended at 76 FR 82077, Dec. 30, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3801, 3811-12, 3812a, 3813-3814, and 3821-3824.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 47025, Sept. 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 47025, Sept. 6, 1996, as amended at 76 FR 82077, Dec. 30, 2011]