{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-601.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 601.2","heading":"Functions reserved to the Secretary of Agriculture.","body":"(a) Designation of new Resource Conservation and Development (RC\u0026D) areas. Once designated, these areas may receive RC\u0026D Program assistance from NRCS.\n(b) Administration of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-192) to conduct an appraisal and develop a national conservation program every five years.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 601—FUNCTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"72057c452a772e939aca73c713ff0221c419d740488fb29fb44e2924e277557b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-601.1","next":"us/7-cfr-601.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}