[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR610.3]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 610_TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart A_Conservation Operations
 
Sec. 610.3  Assistance through conservation districts.

    (a) Technical assistance is provided through and in cooperation with 
conservation districts in the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These districts, formed under 
authority of State laws, are operated and controlled by local citizens. 
They provide the leadership and the program needed to meet the 
conservation objectives of the district.
    (b) NRCS furnishes technical assistance to conservation districts as 
specified in memorandums of understanding. Soil conservationists 
assigned to conservation districts work directly with land users and 
others according to the program needs and the priorities established by 
the conservation districts.
    (c) The practical experience of land users is combined with the 
scientific knowledge and skills of professional conservationists to plan 
and carry out locally formulated conservation programs.

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    (d) When requested, technical assistance may be provided to owners, 
operators, or groups using land that is under the jurisdiction of the 
United States Department of the Interior if such land is included in a 
conservation district or if assistance is in accordance with memorandums 
of understanding identifying the coordination of agency activities.