Part 404 — Reclamation Rural Water Supply Program
Subpart A — Overview
- § 404.1— What is the purpose of this part?
- § 404.2— What terms are used in this part?
- § 404.3— What is the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Program?
- § 404.4— What are the goals of the program?
- § 404.5— Who is responsible for implementing this rule?
- § 404.6— Who is eligible to participate in the program?
- § 404.7— What types of projects are eligible for consideration under the program?
- § 404.8— Are there any exceptions that would allow a community with greater than 50,000 inhabitants to be part of an eligible rural water supply project?
- § 404.9— What types of infrastructure and facilities may be included in an eligible rural water supply project?
- § 404.10— Are there certain types of infrastructure and facilities that may not be included in a rural water supply project?
- § 404.11— What type of assistance is available under the program?
- § 404.12— Can Reclamation provide assistance with the construction of a rural water supply project under this program?
- § 404.13— What criteria will Reclamation use to prioritize requests for assistance under the program?
- § 404.14— How will Reclamation provide notice of opportunities for assistance under the program?
- § 404.15— How can I request assistance under the program?
- § 404.16— What information must I include in my statement of interest?
- § 404.17— How will Reclamation evaluate my statement of interest?
- § 404.18— How can I request assistance to conduct a feasibility study?
- § 404.19— What requirements must be met before I can request assistance to conduct a feasibility study?
- § 404.20— What information must I include in my full proposal to conduct an appraisal or a feasibility study?
- § 404.21— What is Reclamation's role in preparing the full proposal?
- § 404.22— How will Reclamation evaluate my full proposal?
- § 404.23— How will Reclamation determine whether you or your contractor is qualified to conduct an appraisal investigation or a feasibility study?
- § 404.24— How will Reclamation determine whether it is cost-effective for me or my contractor to conduct the appraisal investigation or feasibility study?
- § 404.25— How can I request Reclamation to review an appraisal investigation or feasibility study that was not completed under this program?
- § 404.26— Must an appraisal investigation be completed before I can request Reclamation to review a feasibility study that was not completed under this program?
- § 404.27— How will Reclamation evaluate my request to review an appraisal investigation or feasibility study completed without the support of Reclamation?
- § 404.28— Is it possible to expedite the completion of an appraisal investigation or feasibility study?
- § 404.29— Can the level of effort needed to complete an appraisal investigation or feasibility study be scaled to be proportional to the size and cost of the proposed project?
Subpart B — Cost-Sharing
- § 404.30— How much Federal funding can Reclamation provide for the completion of an appraisal investigation?
- § 404.31— What forms of non-Federal cost-share payment are acceptable?
- § 404.32— Can Reclamation reduce the non-Federal cost-share required for an appraisal investigation?
- § 404.33— How much Federal funding can Reclamation provide for the completion of a feasibility study?
- § 404.34— Can Reclamation reduce the amount of non-Federal cost-share required for a feasibility study?
- § 404.35— Is there a different non-Federal cost-share requirement for feasibility studies that involve a community greater than 50,000 inhabitants?
- § 404.36— Will Reclamation reimburse me for the cost of an appraisal investigation or a feasibility study that was not completed under § 404.11(a) or (b)?
- § 404.37— How will Reclamation determine the appropriate non-Federal share of construction costs?
- § 404.38— Are there different requirements for determining the appropriate non-Federal share of construction costs to be paid by Indian tribes?
- § 404.39— What factors will Reclamation consider in evaluating my capability to pay 25 percent or more of the construction costs?
- § 404.40— What is the non-Federal share of operation, maintenance, and replacement costs?
Subpart C — Appraisal Investigations
- § 404.41— How will an appraisal investigation be conducted under this program?
- § 404.42— How much time is provided to complete an appraisal investigation?
- § 404.43— What process will Reclamation follow to determine if an appraisal investigation is ready for review?
- § 404.44— What criteria will Reclamation apply to determine whether it is appropriate to recommend that a feasibility study be conducted?
- § 404.45— What will be included in the appraisal report prepared by Reclamation?
- § 404.46— Who will the appraisal report be provided to?
Subpart D — Feasibility Studies
- § 404.47— How will a feasibility study be conducted under this program?
- § 404.48— What process will Reclamation follow to determine if a feasibility study is ready for review?
- § 404.49— What criteria will Reclamation use to determine whether to recommend that a proposed rural water supply project be authorized for construction?
- § 404.50— What information will be included in the feasibility report prepared by Reclamation.
- § 404.51— Are proposed projects under the Rural Water Supply Program reviewed by the Administration?
- § 404.52— Who will the feasibility report be provided to?
Subpart E — Miscellaneous
- § 404.53— Does this rule provide authority for the transfer of pre-existing facilities from Federal to private ownership, or from private to Federal ownership?
- § 404.54— Who will hold title to a rural water project that is constructed following the completion of an appraisal investigation or feasibility study under this program?
- § 404.55— Who is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and replacement costs?
- § 404.56— If a financial assistance agreement is entered into for a rural water supply project that benefits more than one Indian tribe, is the approval of each Indian tribe required?
- § 404.57— Does this rule have any affect on state water law?
- § 404.58— Do rural water projects authorized before the enactment of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 have to comply with the requirements in this rule?
- § 404.59— If the Secretary recommends a project for construction, is that a promise of Federal funding?
- § 404.60— Does this rule contain an information collection that requires approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?