---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 1319.10"
title: "18"
number: "1319.10"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/1319.10"
---

# §1319.10. Purpose and scope.

- (a) The review of a proposed action undertaken in accordance with §§ [1318.200](/cfr/18/1318.200.md), [1318.300](/cfr/18/1318.300.md), and [1318.400](/cfr/18/1318.400.md) that potentially affects floodplains or wetlands must include a floodplain or wetlands evaluation that is consistent with Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management) and Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands) pertaining to floodplains or wetlands, respectively, as required by this section.
- (b) Floodplain evaluations must apply any existing Federal flood risk management standard to federally-funded projects.
- (c) A wetland evaluation under Executive Order 11990 is not required for the issuance of permits, licenses, or allocations to private parties for activities involving wetlands on non-Federal lands.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 831 et seq; E.O. 11988, 42 FR 26951; E.O. 11990, 42 FR 26961

### Source

Source: 91 FR 2485, Jan. 21, 2026, unless otherwise noted.