### Question
How is the term eligible non-Federal interest defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible non-Federal interest** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 2321b* as the following:

> a non-Federal interest that owns or operates an existing non-Federal hydropower facility at a Corps of Engineers water resources development project

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 2321b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 36-WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT > SUBCHAPTER V-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

