No, I was saying that under the 1985 farm bill, you could as a precondition for receiving farm subsidies in some areas, they were paying farmers not to plow under wetlands. So you would not want them to be getting money under that 1985 bill that I understand is there and then also have that considered a taking.
Patricia Schroeder: “No, I was saying that under the 1985 farm bill, you could as a precondition for receiving farm subsidies in some areas…”
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Discussing the implications of the 1985 farm bill on farm subsidies and wetlands.
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