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18 CFR § 1311.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s1311.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 1311.1 - What is the purpose of these regulations?"
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "1311.1"
section_name: "What is the purpose of these regulations?"
chapter_name: "TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY"
part_number: "1311"
part_name: "INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND DIRECT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd (1976; Supp. V, 1981); E. O. 12372, July 14, 1982 (47 FR 30,959), amended April 8, 1983 (48 FR 15,887); sec. 401 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968, as amended."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 29399, June 24, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1311"
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# 1311.1 What is the purpose of these regulations?

(a) The regulations in this part implement Executive Order 12372, “Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,” issued July 14, 1982, and amended on April 8, 1983. These regulations also implement applicable provisions of section 401 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 and are intended to assist TVA in carrying out its responsibilities under the TVA Act.

(b) These regulations are intended to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened Federalism by relying on state processes and on state, areawide, regional, and local coordination for review of proposed federal financial assistance and direct federal development.

(c) These regulations are intended to aid the internal management of TVA, and are not intended to create any right or benefit enforceable at law by a party against TVA or its officers.