7 CFR § 622.1 - Purpose.

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title: "7 CFR § 622.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "622.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES"
part_number: "622"
part_name: "WATERSHED PROJECTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1001-1012a, and 33 U.S.C. 701b-1."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 6078, Feb. 17, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
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# 622.1 Purpose.

This part sets forth the general policies for planning and carrying out watershed projects under Pub. L. 83-566, 68 Stat. 666 (16 U.S.C. 1001 *et seq.*) and flood prevention projects under Pub. L. 78-534, 58 Stat. 889 (33 U.S.C. 701b-1).