Clean Vessel Act (15.616)
Program
15.616 Clean Vessel Act
Federal Agency
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Authorization
Clean Vessel Act of 1992, Section 5604, Public Law 102-587, Subtitle F; 16 U.S.C. 777c.
Program Number
15.616
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To grant funds to coastal States to survey and plan for installing pumpout/dump stations, and to grant funds to all States to construct pumpout/dump stations and develop an education program to prevent recreational boat sewage from entering U.S. waters.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
This program authorizes matching funds on a competitive basis for development of surveys and plans for installing sewage pumpout/dump stations for recreational boats in the coastal zone of coastal States, and for the construction of sewage pumpout/dump stations for recreational boats and development of an educational program. These stations must provide protection of sensitive areas from recreational boat sewage.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Available to all States bordering on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, those States bordering the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Beneficiaries include eligible States, Territories, Commonwealths or District, and municipalities and private marinas within those eligible States.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments." Section 12.62 (of the common rule) identifies Federal cost principles for determining allowable costs.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires when applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure
Participating States will submit a narrative statement describing the need, objectives, benefits, approach, amount and source of matching funds, and fees for use of facility. The State submits the narrative statement as identified in 50 CFR Part 85.22 to the appropriate Regional Office when applying for a grant. After approval, the standard application forms furnished by the Federal agency and required by 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments," must be used. Environmental assessment is required where actions will significantly affect the human environment.
Award Procedure
The Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service will select projects to be funded based on established criteria. Regional Offices make awards to approved applicants.
Deadlines
Authorization for this program expired September 30, 1997, but has since been reauthorized for a period of 5 years beginning in FY 1999. States are required to submit proposals by January 3 of each year.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Differences of opinion about eligibility of proposals are considered by the Regional Directors. Final determination rests with the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Renewals
Funding of projects selected for multiple-year financing is contingent on the availability of funds in future fiscal years.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
The Federal share of project costs is not to exceed 75 percent.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Projects normally funded through annual segments.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
A Performance Report is required for each annual segment within 90 days after the end of the segment.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Grantees must maintain cost records separately for each Project. They must retain records, accounts, and supporting documents. for three years after submission of final request for reimbursement.
Program Accomplishments
As of fiscal year 2001, the Service issued $68.2M in grants to 49 States and resulted in the construction of over 3,000 pumpout and 1,900 dump stations.
Financial Information
Account Identification
14-8151-0-7-303.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $10,000,000; FY 03 est $10,000,000; and FY 04 est $10,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$1,000 to $900,000; $170,909.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
50 CFR Part 85; Final Technical Guidelines published in the Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994; final Grant Guidelines published in the Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994; and final Pumpout Symbol Guidelines published in the Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 166, August 27, 1997.
Related Programs
15.605, Sport Fish Restoration; 15.618, Administrative Grants for Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Appendix IV for addresses.
Headquarters Office
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Contact: Chief, Division of Federal Aid. Telephone: (703) 358-2156. Use the same number for FTS.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Surveys for the number and location of operational pumpout stations/dump stations, for the number of recreational vessels in coastal waters with type III marine sanitation devices and the areas where those vessels congregate; development of plans for construction of stations and/or facilities; construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pumpout/dump stations; and programs for education of recreational boaters about the problem of waste discharge from vessels and the location of pumpout/dump stations.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Project must be submitted by the State agency given responsibility for the program by the Governor of that State. Purpose of the project must be consistent with the purpose and conditions of the Act. The criteria for selecting proposals for coastal States are based upon the extent the project will contribute to conducting a survey, developing a plan for installing pumpout/dump stations, and constructing pumpout/dump stations according to the approved plan; and criteria for selecting proposals for all States are based upon the extent the project will contribute to public/private partnerships, innovative approaches to increasing availability and use of pumpout/dump stations, implementation of an education program, contribution toward protecting sensitive areas, and lowering the ratio of vessels with holding tanks and portable toilets to pumpouts and dump stations.
