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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

12.107: Navigation Projects

Popular Name: Small Navigation Projects

Objectives: To provide the most practicable and economic means of fulfilling the needs of general navigation, through projects not specifically authorized by Congress.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

12.107 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: States, political subdivisions of States or other responsible local agencies established under State law with full authority and ability to undertake necessary legal and financial responsibilities.

Beneficiary Eligibility: States, political subdivisions of States or other responsible local agencies established under State law with full authority and ability to undertake necessary legal and financial responsibilities.

Credentials/Documentation: Applicants must furnish evidence of legal authorization, financial capability, and willingness to provide all necessary local participation and required cooperation.

12.107 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: State or local government officials should consult the nearest District Engineer regarding specific problems and the possibility of remedial action under this program. An environmental impact statement is also required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure: A formal letter to the District Engineer from a prospective sponsoring agency indicating clear intent to provide all required local participation. Advertisement and award of construction is subject to availability of funds from the Chief of Engineers.

Award Procedure: The Division Engineer approves an individual project upon the basis of a comprehensive investigation and report by the District Engineer.

Deadlines: None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

12.107 RELATED PROGRAMS:

12.109 Protection, Clearing and Straightening Channels.

12.107 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Projects at 9 locations were funded for construction in fiscal year 1999.

12.107 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Type of Assistance: Provision of Specialized Services.

Obligations: (Planning and construction) FY 99 $11,957,400; FY 00 est $5,900,000; and FY 01 est $7,000,000.

Budget Account Number: 96-3122-0-1-301.

Authorization: River and Harbor Act of 1960, Section 107, as amended, Public Law 86-645, 33 U.S.C. 577.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Engineer Regulation 1105-2-10, App. E (33 CFR 263) and information sheets describing this program are available from the District Engineer.

12.107 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See Appendix IV of the Catalog for listing of District Engineers.

Headquarters Office: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Attn: CECW-PM, Washington, DC 20314-1000. Phone: (202) 761-1975. FTS is not available.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

12.107 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Project planning studies are undertaken a single feasibility phase. The first $100,000 is Federally funded. Additional study costs are cost-shared 50/50 with local sponsor. Cost-sharing is required for project construction and consists of cash; provision of lands, easements rights-of-way and relocations necessary for the project and other requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Corps of Engineers designs and constructs the project. Each project selected must be engineering feasible, complete within itself, and economically justified. The nonfederal sponsoring agency must agree to assume full responsibility for all project costs in excess of the Federal cost limit of $4,000,000; equally share with the Federal government the cost of feasibility studies; contribute toward project costs for construction and maintenance in view of recreational benefits, land enhancement benefits or other special local benefits; provide all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way; hold and save the United States free from damages; and, provide adequate public landing or wharf, piers, access roads, parking areas and other needed public facilities open and available to all on equal terms. Local cost participation requirements and procedures for determining the local share of project cost are similar to those for navigation projects specifically authorized by Congress under regular authorization procedures. No project is to be recommended for implementation under the Section 107 authority for which the total constant dollar Federal costs over 50 years exceed the greater of $4,500,000 or 2.25 times the Federal construction cost, both discounted at the current water project discount rate.

12.107 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.