7 CFR 654.20
§ 654.20 Violations of operation and maintenance agreement.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 654.20, § 654.20 Violations of operation and maintenance agreement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/19337
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(a) The State Conservationist shall investigate alleged sponsor violations of the O&M agreement. If the State Conservationist determines that a violation has occurred that may prevent the project measure from functioning as intended, create a health or safety hazard, or prevent the accrual of project benefits, he shall provide sponsor(s) written notification.
(b) If the sponsor(s) fail to comply with the O&M agreement or fail to take corrective action, NRCS may notify authorities having appropriate jurisdiction, withhold further assistance to the project, require the sponsor(s) to reimburse the government for the NRCS share of the cost of the project, and/or pursue other action authorized by the O&M agreement or law.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.