50 CFR § 86.2 - What is the purpose of BIG?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s86.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 86.2 - What is the purpose of BIG?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "86.2"
section_name: "What is the purpose of BIG?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE—WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM"
part_number: "86"
part_name: "BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 777c, g, and g-1."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 26161, May 6, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "86"
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# 86.2 What is the purpose of BIG?

The purpose of BIG is to construct, renovate, and maintain boating infrastructure facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long.