[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR622.10]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 622--WATERSHED PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Qualifications
 
Sec. 622.10  Sponsors.


    (a) Watershed projects are sponsored by one or more local 
organizations

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qualifying as sponsors. All watershed plans shall be sponsored by 
entities legally organized under State law or by any Indian tribe or 
tribal organization having the authority to carry out, operate and 
maintain works of improvement. Those plans that incorporate the use of 
nonstructural or structural measures shall be sponsored by organizations 
that, individually or collectively, have:
    (1) The power of eminent domain,
    (2) The authority to levy taxes or use other adequate funding 
sources, including state, regional, or local appropriations, to finance 
their share of the project cost and all operation and maintenance costs.
    (b) To receive Federal assistance for project installation, sponsors 
must commit themselves to use their powers and authority to carry out 
and maintain the project as planned.