16 U.S.C. § 3932: Reports to Congress

by March 30, 1987 , a report regarding the status, condition, and trends of wetlands in the lower Mississippi alluvial plain and the prairie pothole regions of the United States; and by September 30, 1987 , a report regarding trends of wetlands in all other areas of the United States. an analysis of the factors responsible for wetlands destruction, degradation, protection and enhancement; induce wetlands destruction or degradation; or protect or enhance wetlands; a compilation and analysis of Federal expenditures resulting from wetlands destruction, degradation, protection or enhancement; an analysis of public and private patterns of ownership of wetlands; public works expenditures; assistance programs such as price support programs, commodity loans and purchase programs and disaster assistance programs; soil conservation programs; and certain income tax provisions; assistance for normal silviculture activity (such as plowing, seeding, planting, cultivating, minor drainage, or harvesting for the production of fiber or forest products); Federal expenditures required incident to studies, evaluations, design, construction, operation, maintenance, or rehabilitation of Federal water resource development activities, including channel improvements; the commodity loans and purchases program and cotton, feed grain, wheat, and rice production stabilization programs administered by the Department of Agriculture; and Federal expenditures for the construction of publicly owned or publicly operated highways, roads, structures, or facilities that are essential links in a larger network or system; and recommendations for the conservation of wetlands resources based on an evaluation and comparison of all management alternatives, and combinations of management alternatives, such as State and local actions, Federal actions, and initiatives by private organizations and individuals.