40 CFR § 35.2109 - Step 2 + 3.

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title: "40 CFR § 35.2109 - Step 2 + 3."
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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part_number: "35"
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# 35.2109 Step 2 + 3.

The Regional Administrator may award a Step 2 + 3 grant which will provide the Federal share of an allowance under appendix B and the estimated allowable cost of the project only if:

(a) The population of the applicant municipality is 25,000 or less according to the most recent U.S. Census;

(b) The total Step 3 building cost is estimated to be $8 million or less; and

(c) The project is not for a treatment works phase or segment.