16 USC § 3824
Fairness of compliance
through Pub. L. 116-344, except Pub. Ls. 116-260 and 116-283
If the actions of an unrelated person or public entity, outside the control of, and without the prior approval of, the landowner or tenant result in a change in the characteristics of cropland that would cause the land to be determined to be a wetland, the affected land shall not be considered to be wetland for purposes of this subchapter.