Eligible project costs
Eligible project costs means the amounts, which are paid by, or for the account of, a borrower in connection with a project, including the cost of:
(1) Development-phase activities, including planning, feasibility analysis (including any related analysis necessary to carry out an eligible project), revenue forecasting, environmental review, permitting, preliminary engineering and design work, and other pre-construction activities.
(2) Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and replacement activities.
(3) Acquisition of real property or an interest in real property (including water rights, land relating to the project, and improvements to land), environmental mitigation, construction contingencies, and acquisition of equipment; and
(4) Capitalized interest necessary to meet market requirements, reasonably required reserve funds, capital issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during construction. Capitalized interest on the Federal credit instrument is not an eligible project cost.
Source
33 CFR § 386.2
Scoping language
The following definitions apply to this part: