---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 654.40"
title: "7"
number: "654.40"
heading: "Responsibility for operation and maintenance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/654.40"
---

# §654.40. Responsibility for operation and maintenance.

- (a) **Non-Federal lands.** The need for an O&M agreement will be determined by the State Conservationist. Where an O&M agreement is necessary, the sponsor(s) will provide the O&M and adopt standards for Federal grant property ([34 CFR part 256](/cfr/34/part256.md)). Where no O&M agreement is necessary, other arrangements will be made for complying with Federal property management.
- (b) **Federal lands.** The Federal agency administering the Federal land is responsible for operating and maintaining emergency measures installed on Federal land.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 83-566, 68 Stat. 666, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1008). Sec. 1, Pub. L. 86-468, 74 Stat. 131, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006a); sec. 2, Pub. L. 78-534, 58 Stat. 889 (33 U.S.C. 701a-1); sec. 13, Pub. L. 78-534, 58 Stat. 905; sec. 5, Pub. L. 93-251, 88 Stat. 15; Pub. L. 87-703, 76 Stat. 607 (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011); Pub. L. 74-46, 49 Stat. 163 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f, q); Pub. L. 84-1021, 70 Stat. 1115, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)); sec. 216, Pub. L. 81-516, 64 Stat. 184 (33 U.S.C. 701b-1); 7 CFR 2.62.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 58159, Nov. 8, 1977, unless otherwise noted.