7 CFR 1781.1 - Purpose.

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Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Jul 29, 2026

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§ 1781.1 - Purpose.

This part prescribes the policies and procedures for making:

(a) Watershed (WS) loans and Watershed (WS) advances for works of improvement in a watershed project; and

(b) Resource Conservation and Development (RCD) loans for measures or projects needed to implement the RCD area plan to achieve objectives in an RCD area.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 16 U.S.C. 1005.

source: 62 FR 33500, June 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 7 CFR 1781.1