43 CFR § 404.54 - Who will hold title to a rural water project that is constructed following the completion of an appraisal investigation or feasibility study under this program?

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title: "43 CFR § 404.54 - Who will hold title to a rural water project that is constructed following the completion of an appraisal investigation or feasibility study under this program?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "404.54"
section_name: "Who will hold title to a rural water project that is constructed following the completion of an appraisal investigation or feasibility study under this program?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "404"
part_name: "RECLAMATION RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Public Law 109-451 (43 U.S.C. 2401 )"
regulatory_source: "73 FR 67782, Nov. 17, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 404.54 Who will hold title to a rural water project that is constructed following the completion of an appraisal investigation or feasibility study under this program?

Title to any rural water project planned, designed and recommended for construction under this program will be held by the non-Federal project sponsor.