[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR650.203]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 650--BRIDGES, STRUCTURES, AND HYDRAULICS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Erosion and Sediment Control on Highway Construction Projects
 
Sec. 650.203  Policy.

    It is the policy of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that 
all highways funded in whole or in part under title 23, United States 
Code, shall be located, designed, constructed and operated according to 
standards

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that will minimize erosion and sediment damage to the highway and 
adjacent properties and abate pollution of surface and ground water 
resources. Guidance for the development of standards used to minimize 
erosion and sediment damage is referenced in Sec. 650.211 of this part.