§86.16. What actions are ineligible for BIG funding?
50 C.F.R. § 86.16
These actions or costs are ineligible for BIG funding—
Law enforcement.
Direct administration and operation of the facility, such as salaries, utilities, and janitorial duties. Janitorial duties may include:
Routine cleaning;
Trash and litter collection and removal; and
Restocking paper products.
Developing a State plan to construct, renovate, or maintain boating infrastructure.
Acquiring land or any interest in land.
Constructing, renovating, or maintaining roads or parking lots, except limited action as described at § 86.11(a)(1).
Constructing, renovating, or maintaining boating infrastructure for—
Shops, stores, food service, other retail businesses, or lodging;
Facility administration or management, such as a harbormaster's or dockmaster's office; or
Transportation, storage, or services for boats on dry land, such as dry docks, haul-outs, and boat maintenance and repair shops.
Purchasing or operating service boats to transport boaters to and from mooring areas.
Marketing. Examples of ineligible marketing actions include:
Giveaway items promoting the business or agency;
General marina or agency newsletters or Web sites promoting the marina or agency;
Exhibits at trade shows promoting anything other than the BIG-funded facility; and
Outreach efforts directed at the marina as a business or the agency as a whole and not focused on BIG or the BIG-funded facility.
Constructing, renovating, or maintaining boating infrastructure that does not—
Include design features as described at § 86.13;
Serve eligible vessels or users; and
Allow public access as described at § 86.92.
Purchase of supplies and other expendable personal property not directly related to achieving the project objectives.
Other activities may be ineligible for BIG funding if they are inconsistent with the:
Purpose of BIG; or
Applicable Cost Principles at 2 CFR part 200, subpart F.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 777c, g, and g-1.
Source
Source: 80 FR 26161, May 6, 2015, unless otherwise noted.