---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 429.14"
title: "43"
number: "429.14"
heading: "What criteria will Reclamation consider when reviewing applications?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/429.14"
---

# §429.14. What criteria will Reclamation consider when reviewing applications?


Reclamation will consider the following criteria when reviewing applications:

- (a) Compatibility with authorized project purposes, project operations, safety, and security;
- (b) Environmental compliance;
- (c) Compatibility with public interests;
- (d) Conflicts with Federal policies and initiatives;
- (e) Public health and safety;
- (f) Availability of other reasonable alternatives; and
- (g) **Best interests of the United States.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 373; 43 U.S.C. 373b; 43 U.S.C. 387; 43 CFR part 21; Public Law 108-447, Title VIII; 31 U.S.C. 9701, as amended.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 74335, Dec. 5, 2008, unless otherwise noted.