[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 11]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1777.1]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1777--SECTION 306C WWD LOANS AND GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1777.1  General.

    (a) This part outlines Rural Utilities Service (RUS) policies and 
procedures for making Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) loans and grants 
authorized under section 306C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(c)), as amended.
    (b) Agency officials will maintain liaison with officials of other 
Federal, State, regional, and local development agencies to coordinate 
related programs to achieve rural development objectives.
    (c) Agency officials shall cooperate with appropriate State agencies 
in making loans and/or grants that support State strategies for rural 
area development.
    (d) Funds allocated in accordance with this part will be considered 
for use by Indian tribes within the State regardless of whether State 
development strategies include Indian reservations within the State's 
boundaries. Indians residing on such reservations must have an equal 
opportunity to participate in this program.
    (e) Federal statutes provide for extending the Agency's financial 
programs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
marital status, age, or physical/mental handicap (provided the 
participant possesses the capacity to enter into legal contracts).