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Subp. 38. Public value of wetlands. "Public value of wetlands" means the public benefit and use of wetlands for water quality, floodwater retention, public recreation, commercial uses, and other public uses. Subp. 39. Public waters wetlands. "Public waters wetlands" means all types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands, as defined in United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular No. 39 (1971 edition), that were inventoried by the department as public waters under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.201. Subp. 40. Replacement wetland. "Replacement wetland" means a wetland restored or created to replace public values lost at an impacted wetland. Subp. 41. Restoration. "Restoration" means reestablishment of an area that was historically wetlands but currently provides no or minimal wetland functions due to manmade alteration such as filling or drainage. Subp. 42. Right -of -way acreage. "Right -of -way acreage" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.285, subdivision 6. Subp. 43. Riverine wetland. "Riverine wetland" means a wetland contained within the banks of a channel that may contain moving water or that forms a connecting link between two bodies of standing water. Subp. 44. Set aside. "Set aside" means the cropland acreage annually retired as a condition to landowner participation in United States Department of Agriculture commodity programs. Subp. 45. Silviculture. "Silviculture" means the scientific management of forest trees. Subp. 46. Soil and water conservation district. "Soil and water conservation district" means a legal subdivision of state government under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C. Subp. 47. Soil Conservation Service. "Soil Conservation Service" means an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture. Subp. 48. Tributary wetland. "Tributary wetland " - means -a wetland with a well defined outlet, including tile systems, ditches, or natural watercourses, but without a well defined inlet. Subp. 49. Utility. "Utility" means a sanitary sewer, storm sewer, potable water distribution, and transmission, distribution, or furnishing, at wholesale or retail, of natural or manufactured gas, electricity, telephone, or radio service or communications. Subp. 50. Watershed. "Watershed" means the 81 major watershed units delineated by the map "State of Minnesota Watershed Boundaries — 1979" as produced by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Office of Planning and Research, Water Policy Planning Program, with funding from the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. 7