40 CFR § 35.380 - Purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s35.380"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 35.380 - Purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "35.380"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401 33 U.S.C. 1251 42 U.S.C. 300f 42 U.S.C. 6901 7 U.S.C. 136 15 U.S.C. 2601 42 U.S.C. 13101 Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996); Pub. L. 105-65, 111 Stat. 1344, 1373 (1997), 2 CFR 200."
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# 35.380 Purpose.
(a) *Purpose of section.* Sections 35.380 through 35.385 govern State Wetlands Development Grants for State and interstate agencies (as defined in section 502 of the Clean Water Act) and local government agencies under section 104(b)(3) of the Act. These sections do not govern Water Quality Cooperative Agreements to other entities eligible under section 104(b)(3).
(b) *Purpose of program.* EPA awards State Wetlands Development Grants to assist in the development of new, or refinement of existing, wetlands protection and management programs.
[66 FR 1734, Jan. 9, 2001, as amended at 79 FR 76055, Dec. 19, 2014]