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citation: "40 C.F.R. §§ 35.610–35.615"
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url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/35.610..35.615"
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# §35.610. Purpose.

- (a) **Purpose of section.** [Sections 35.610 through 35.615](/cfr/40/35.610..35.615.md) govern wetlands development grants to Tribes and Intertribal Consortia under [section 104(b)(3)](/cfr/40/104.md?p=b-3) of the Clean Water Act. These sections do not govern wetlands development grants under [section 104(b)(3)](/cfr/40/104.md?p=b-3) to organizations that do not meet the definitions of Tribe or Intertribal Consortium in [§ 35.502](/cfr/40/35.502.md).
- (b) **Purpose of program.** EPA awards wetlands development grants to assist in the development of new, or the refinement of existing, wetlands protection and management programs.

# §35.613. Competitive process.


Wetlands development grants are awarded on a competitive basis. EPA annually establishes a deadline for receipt of grant applications. EPA reviews applications and decides which grant projects to fund based on criteria established by EPA. After the competitive process is complete, the recipient can, at its discretion, accept the award as a wetlands development program grant or add the funds to a Performance Partnership Grant. If the recipient chooses to add the funds to a Performance Partnership Grant, the wetlands development program work plan commitments must be included in the Performance Partnership Grant work plan.


# §35.615. Maximum federal share.


EPA may provide up to 75 percent of the approved work plan costs for the development or refinement of a wetlands protection and management program.