18 CFR § 705.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s705.1"
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title: "18 CFR § 705.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "705.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL"
part_number: "705"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS—EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 602 of Pub. L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 252, (42 U.S.C. 2000 d—1), and sec. 402 of Pub. L. 89-80, 79 Stat. 254, (42 U.S.C. 1962 d—1)."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 41521, Nov. 29, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "705"
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# 705.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this subpart is to implement the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252 (hereafter referred to as the “Act”), to the end that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Water Resources Council.