### Question
Can you define what non-Federal interest means?


### Answer
**Non-Federal interest** is defined as the following in *33 U.S.C. § 2902*:

> a State, a political subdivision of a State, an Indian tribe, a regional or interstate agency, or, as provided in section 2903(f)(2) of this title, a nongovernmental organization

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 2902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 42-ESTUARY RESTORATION**

