---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 404.59"
title: "43"
number: "404.59"
heading: "If the Secretary recommends a project for construction, is that a promise of Federal funding?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/404.59"
---

# §404.59. If the Secretary recommends a project for construction, is that a promise of Federal funding?


No. Congress must first authorize the project for construction and Federal funding is subject to the availability of appropriations.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Public Law 109-451 (43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq. )

### Source

Source: 73 FR 67782, Nov. 17, 2008, unless otherwise noted.