50 CFR § 86.54 - What does the Service consider when evaluating a project on boater access to significant destinations and services that support transient boater travel?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s86.54"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "50 CFR § 86.54 - What does the Service consider when evaluating a project on boater access to significant destinations and services that support transient boater travel?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "86.54"
section_name: "What does the Service consider when evaluating a project on boater access to significant destinations and services that support transient boater travel?"
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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# 86.54 What does the Service consider when evaluating a project on boater access to significant destinations and services that support transient boater travel?
In evaluating a proposed project under the criterion on boater access at § 86.51(a)(3), we consider:
(a) The degree of access that the BIG-funded facility will give;
(b) The activity, event, or landmark that makes the BIG-funded facility a destination, how well known the attraction is, how long it is available, and how likely it is to attract boaters to the facility; and
(c) The availability of services and safety near the BIG-funded facility, how easily boaters can access them, and how well they serve the needs of eligible users.