§404.39. What factors will Reclamation consider in evaluating my capability to pay 25 percent or more of the construction costs? — Inbound Citations

Yes. If the feasibility study involves a rural water supply system that will serve a community with a population in excess of 50,000 inhabitants, pursuant to the exception provided in § 404.8, you may be required to pay more than 50 percent of the costs of the study. Determination of the appropriate amount of the non-Federal cost-share will be based on the same criteria used to evaluate your capability to pay the non-Federal share of construction costs, set forth in § 404.39.

(b) An additional amount based on your capability to pay, as appropriate, to be determined by Reclamation based on the factors in § 404.39.

(a) Consideration of an Indian tribe's capability to pay at least 25 percent of the construction costs, to be determined in accordance with the factors in § 404.39; and