{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-654.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 654.40","heading":"Responsibility for operation and maintenance.","body":"(a) Non-Federal lands. The need for an O\u0026M agreement will be determined by the State Conservationist. Where an O\u0026M agreement is necessary, the sponsor(s) will provide the O\u0026M and adopt standards for Federal grant property (34 CFR part 256). Where no O\u0026M agreement is necessary, other arrangements will be made for complying with Federal property management.\n(b) Federal lands. The Federal agency administering the Federal land is responsible for operating and maintaining emergency measures installed on Federal land.","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 D—Emergency Watershed Protection"],"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":"76bb945623f0bd0306d31d8f0fa1e07d6389de0361759b9e5dabddd8b15a4813","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-654.31","next":"us/7-cfr-654.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}