(a) Purpose of section. Sections 35.610 through 35.615 govern wetlands development grants to Tribes and Intertribal Consortia under section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act. These sections do not govern wetlands development grants under section 104(b)(3) to organizations that do not meet the definitions of Tribe or Intertribal Consortium in § 35.502.

(b) Purpose of program. EPA awards wetlands development grants to assist in the development of new, or the refinement of existing, wetlands protection and management programs.