[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: 7CFR654.1]

[Page 466]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 654--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 654.1  Purpose and scope.


    (a) This part sets forth the operation and maintenance requirements 
pertaining to measures installed with Natural Resources Conservation 
Service (NRCS) assistance. This includes measures installed under the 
following programs:
    (1) Federal financially-assisted projects.
    (i) Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (WP&FP). See part 622 
of this title.
    (ii) Flood Prevention (FP). See part 623 of this title.
    (iii) Specifically authorized projects.
    (iv) Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D).
    (2) Conservation Operations (CO).
    (3) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP). See part 624 of this 
title.
    (4) Great Plains Conservation Program (GP). See part 631 of this 
title.
    (b) These regulations shall apply to all Federal financially-
assisted projects as set forth in subpart B for the duration of their 
respective operation and maintenance agreements. However, this does not 
relieve the sponsor(s) of any liability which may continue beyond the 
evaluated life of the measure under Federal, State, and local laws. 
Operation and maintenance agreements in effect prior to the effective 
date of these regulations are not affected by these regulations.