{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-654.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 654.20","heading":"Violations of operation and maintenance agreement.","body":"(a) The State Conservationist shall investigate alleged sponsor violations of the O\u0026M 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.\n(b) If the sponsor(s) fail to comply with the O\u0026M 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\u0026M agreement or law.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER F—SUPPORT ACTIVITIES","PART 654—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE","Subpart B—Federal Financially-Assisted Projects"],"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":"49b442e9e27fa8710e219e0448bac72465ec41bdcd6ea60f49552f08ac1296ff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-654.19","next":"us/7-cfr-654.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}