---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 86.15"
title: "50"
number: "86.15"
heading: "How can dredging qualify as an eligible action?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/86.15"
---

# §86.15. How can dredging qualify as an eligible action?

- (a) Dredging in this part includes the physical action of removing sediment from the basin and any associated actions, such as engineering, permitting, dredge-material management, and other actions or costs that occur because of the dredging. Dredging can qualify as an eligible action under the grant only if the costs for the dredging-related actions do not exceed $200,000.
- (b) **When you complete the project, the BIG-funded dredged area must—**
  - (1) Have navigable water depth to accommodate eligible vessels as described at [§ 86.13(a)(6)](/cfr/50/86.13.md?p=a-6);
  - (2) Allow safe, accessible navigation by eligible vessels to, from, and within the BIG-funded facility; and
  - (3) **Allow eligible vessels to dock safely and securely at transient slips.**
- (c) You must show in the grant application that:
  - (1) Dredging is needed to fulfill the purpose and objectives of the proposed project; and
  - (2) You have allocated the dredging costs between the expected use by eligible vessels and ineligible vessels.
- (d) You certify by signing the grant application that you have enough resources to maintain the dredged area at the approved width and depth for the useful life of the BIG-funded facility, under typical conditions.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 777c, g, and g-1.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 26161, May 6, 2015, unless otherwise noted.