[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR923.93]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 923_COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart I_Applications for Program Development or Implementation Grants
 
Sec. 923.93  Eligible implementation costs.

    (a) Costs claimed must be beneficial and necessary to the objectives 
of the grant project. As used herein the terms cost and grant project 
pertain to both the Federal and the matching share. Allowability of 
costs will be determined in accordance with the provisions of OMB 
Circular A-87: Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal 
Governments.
    (b) Federal funds awarded pursuant to section 306 of the Act may not 
be used for land acquisition purposes and may not be used for 
construction purposes. These costs may be eligible, however, pursuant to 
section 306A of the Act.
    (c) The primary purpose for which implementation funds, pursuant to 
section 306 of the Act, are to be used is to assure effective 
implementation and administration of the management program, including 
especially administrative actions to implement enforceable program 
policies, authorities and other management techniques. Implementation 
activities should focus on achieving the policies of the Act.
    (d) Section 306 funding in support of any of these purposes may be 
used to fund, among other things:
    (1) Personnel costs,
    (2) Supplies and overhead,
    (3) Equipment, and
    (4) Feasibility studies and preliminary engineering reports.
    (e) States are encouraged to coordinate administrative funding 
requests with funding possibilities pursuant to sections 306A, 308, 309, 
310 and 315 of the Act, as well as with funding possibilities pursuant 
to section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 
1990. When in doubt as to the appropriate section of the Act under which 
to request funding, States should consult with OCRM. States should 
consult with OCRM on technical aspects of consolidating requests into a 
single application.