The date of enactment of the MAP–21, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(A)(ii), (C)(ii)(II)(aa)(AA), (III), is deemed to be
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(B), is Pub. L. 104–330,
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), is Pub. L. 93–638,
A prior section 202, Pub. L. 85–767,
2021—Pub. L. 117–58, § 11525(m)(1), substituted “(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)” for “(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (a)(10)(B). Pub. L. 117–58, § 11525(m)(2), substituted “(25 U.S.C. 5307(b))” for “(25 U.S.C. 450e(b))”.
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 117–58, § 11525(m)(3), inserted “the” after “agreement under” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 117–58, § 11524(c)(1), substituted “bridges eligible for the tribal transportation program classified as in poor condition, having low load capacity, or needing geometric improvements” for “deficient bridges eligible for the tribal transportation program”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 117–58, § 14004, added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Before making any distribution under subsection (b), the Secretary shall set aside not more than 3 percent of the funds made available under the tribal transportation program for each fiscal year to be allocated—
“(A) to carry out any planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, construction, and inspection of a project to replace, rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, paint, apply calcium magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and deicing composition; or
“(B) to implement any countermeasure for deficient tribal transportation facility bridges, including multiple-pipe culverts.”
Subsec. (d)(3)(C). Pub. L. 117–58, § 11524(c)(2), substituted “classified as in poor condition, having a low load capacity, or needing geometric improvements” for “structurally deficient or functionally obsolete”.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 117–58, § 14008(d), substituted “4 percent” for “2 percent”.
2015—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 114–94, § 1118(1), substituted “5 percent” for “6 percent”.
Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(i). Pub. L. 114–94, § 1446(a)(12)(A), inserted “(a)(6),” after “subsections” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(3)(C)(ii)(IV). Pub. L. 114–94, § 1446(a)(12)(B), substituted “(III).” for “(III).]”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 114–94, § 1118(2), substituted “3 percent” for “2 percent” in introductory provisions.
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–58 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–94 effective
Section effective
Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title IV, § 14002, “(a) “(1) In this section, the term ‘tribal transportation safety project’ means a project described in paragraph (2) that is eligible for funding under section 202 of title 23, United States Code.“(2) A project described in this paragraph is a project that corrects or improves a hazardous road location or feature or addresses a highway safety problem through 1 or more of the activities described in any of the clauses under section 148(a)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code.“(b) “(1) The Secretary [of the Interior] or the Secretary of Transportation, as applicable, or the head of another Federal agency responsible for a decision related to a tribal transportation safety project shall complete any approval or decision for the review of the tribal transportation safety project required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other applicable Federal law on an expeditious basis using the shortest existing applicable process.“(2) Not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of a complete application by an Indian tribe for approval of a tribal transportation safety project, the Secretary or the Secretary of Transportation, as applicable, shall—“(A) take final action on the application; or“(B) provide the Indian tribe a schedule for completion of the review described in paragraph (1), including the identification of any other Federal agency that has jurisdiction with respect to the project.“(3) In any case in which a decision under any other Federal law relating to a tribal transportation safety project (including the issuance or denial of a permit or license) is required, not later than 45 days after the Secretary or the Secretary of Transportation, as applicable, has made all decisions of the lead agency under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to the project, the head of the Federal agency responsible for the decision shall—“(A) make the applicable decision; or“(B) provide the Indian tribe a schedule for making the decision.“(4) The Secretary or the Secretary of Transportation, as applicable, or the head of the Federal agency may extend the period under paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, by an additional 30 days by providing the Indian tribe notice of the extension, including a statement of the need for the extension.“(5) In any case in which a required action is not completed by the deadline under paragraph (2), (3), or (4), as applicable, the Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation, or the head of a Federal agency, as applicable, shall—“(A) notify the Committees on Indian Affairs and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives of the failure to comply with the deadline; and“(B) provide to the Committees described in subparagraph (A) a detailed explanation of the reasons for the failure to comply with the deadline.”
Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title IV, § 14003, “(a) The Secretary [of the Interior] and the Secretary of Transportation shall enter into programmatic agreements with Indian tribes that establish efficient administrative procedures for carrying out environmental reviews for projects eligible for assistance under section 202 of title 23, United States Code.“(b) A programmatic agreement under subsection (a)—“(1) may include an agreement that allows an Indian tribe to determine, on behalf of the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation, whether a project is categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and“(2) shall—“(A) require that the Indian tribe maintain adequate capability in terms of personnel and other resources to carry out applicable agency responsibilities pursuant to section 1507.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations);“(B) set forth the responsibilities of the Indian tribe for making categorical exclusion determinations, documenting the determinations, and achieving acceptable quality control and quality assurance;“(C) allow—“(i) the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation to monitor compliance of the Indian tribe with the terms of the agreement; and“(ii) the Indian tribe to execute any needed corrective action;“(D) contain stipulations for amendments, termination, and public availability of the agreement once the agreement has been executed; and“(E) have a term of not more than 5 years, with an option for renewal based on a review by the Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation of the performance of the Indian tribe.”
Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title IV, § 14006, “(a) In this section:“(1) The term ‘Indian land’ has the meaning given the term ‘Indian lands’ in section 3 of the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4302).“(2) The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).“(3) The term ‘road’ means a road managed in whole or in part by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.“(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary [of the Interior], acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.“(b) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act [“(1) the long-term viability and useful life of existing roads on Indian land;“(2) any steps necessary to achieve the goal of addressing the deferred maintenance backlog of existing roads on Indian land;“(3) programmatic reforms and performance enhancements necessary to achieve the goal of restructuring and streamlining road maintenance programs on existing or future roads located on Indian land; and“(4) recommendations on how to implement efforts to coordinate with States, counties, municipalities, and other units of local government to maintain roads on Indian land.“(c) Before beginning the study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—“(1) consult with any Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over roads eligible for funding under the road maintenance program of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and“(2) solicit and consider the input, comments, and recommendations of the Indian tribes described in paragraph (1).“(d) On completion of the study under subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit to the Committees on Indian Affairs and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results and findings of the study.“(e) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall submit to the Committees on Indian Affairs and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes a description of—“(1) the progress made toward addressing the deferred maintenance needs of the roads on Indian land, including a list of projects funded during the fiscal period covered by the report;“(2) the outstanding needs of the roads that have been provided funding to address the deferred maintenance needs;“(3) the remaining needs of any of the projects referred to in paragraph (1);“(4) how the goals described in subsection (b) have been met, including—“(A) an identification and assessment of any deficiencies or shortfalls in meeting the goals; and“(B) a plan to address the deficiencies or shortfalls in meeting the goals; and“(5) any other issues or recommendations provided by an Indian tribe under the consultation and input process under subsection (c) that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.”
Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title IV, § 14007,
Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title IV, § 14008(a)–(c), “(a) In this section:“(1) The term ‘Alaska Native’ has the meaning given the term ‘Native’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).“(2) The term ‘Alaska Native village’ has the meaning given the term ‘Native village’ in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).“(3) The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).“(b) “(1) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [“(A) best practices for the compiling, analysis, and sharing of motor vehicle crash data for crashes occurring on Indian reservations and in Alaska Native communities; and“(B) a standardized form for use by Indian tribes and Alaska Native communities to carry out those best practices.“(2) The purpose of the best practices and standardized form developed under paragraph (1) shall be to improve the quality and quantity of crash data available to and used by the Federal Highway Administration, State departments of transportation, Indian tribes, and Alaska Native villages.“(3) On completion of the development of the best practices and standardized form under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committees on Indian Affairs and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the best practices and standardized form.“(c) The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall require all law enforcement offices of the Bureau, for the purpose of reporting motor vehicle crash data for crashes occurring on Indian reservations and in Alaska Native communities—“(1) to use the crash report form of the applicable State; and“(2) to upload the information on that form to the Incident Management Analysis and Reporting System (IMARS) of the Department of the Interior.”
Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1123, “(a) In this section:“(1) The term ‘emergency or disaster’ means damage to a tribal transportation facility that—“(A) renders the tribal transportation facility impassable or unusable;“(B) is caused by—“(i) a natural disaster over a widespread area; or“(ii) a catastrophic failure from an external cause; and“(C) would be eligible under the emergency relief program under section 125 of title 23, United States Code, but does not meet the funding thresholds required by that section.“(2) The term ‘list’ means the funding priority list developed under subsection (c)(5).“(3) The term ‘program’ means the Tribal High Priority Projects program established under subsection (b)(1).“(4) The term ‘project’ means a project provided funds under the program.“(b) “(1) The Secretary [of Transportation] shall use amounts made available under subsection (h) to carry out a Tribal High Priority Projects program under which funds shall be provided to eligible applicants in accordance with this section.“(2) Applicants eligible for program funds under this section include—“(A) an Indian tribe whose annual allocation of funding under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, is insufficient to complete the highest priority project of the Indian tribe;“(B) a governmental subdivision of an Indian tribe—“(i) that is authorized to administer the funding of the Indian tribe under section 202 of title 23, United States Code; and“(ii) for which the annual allocation under that section is insufficient to complete the highest priority project of the Indian tribe; or“(C) any Indian tribe that has an emergency or disaster with respect to a transportation facility included on the national inventory of tribal transportation facilities under section 202(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code.“(c) “(1) To apply for funds under this section, an eligible applicant shall submit to the Department of the Interior or the Department [of Transportation] an application that includes—“(A) project scope of work, including deliverables, budget, and timeline;“(B) the amount of funds requested;“(C) project information addressing—“(i) the ranking criteria identified in paragraph (3); or“(ii) the nature of the emergency or disaster;“(D) documentation that the project meets the definition of a tribal transportation facility and is included in the national inventory of tribal transportation facilities under section 202(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code;“(E) documentation of official tribal action requesting the project;“(F) documentation from the Indian tribe providing authority for the Secretary of the Interior to place the project on a transportation improvement program if the project is selected and approved; and“(G) any other information the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary considers appropriate to make a determination.“(2) An applicant for funds under the program may only have 1 application for assistance under this section pending at any 1 time, including any emergency or disaster application.“(3) “(A) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary shall determine the eligibility of, and fund, program applications, subject to the availability of funds.“(B) The project ranking criteria for applications under this section shall include—“(i) the existence of safety hazards with documented fatality and injury accidents;“(ii) the number of years since the Indian tribe last completed a construction project funded by section 202 of title 23, United States Code;“(iii) the readiness of the Indian tribe to proceed to construction or bridge design need;“(iv) the percentage of project costs matched by funds that are not provided under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, with projects with a greater percentage of other sources of matching funds ranked ahead of lesser matches);“(v) the amount of funds requested, with requests for lesser amounts given greater priority;“(vi) the challenges caused by geographic isolation; and“(vii) all weather access for employment, commerce, health, safety, educational resources, or housing.“(4) The project scoring matrix established in the appendix to part 170 of title 25, Code of Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act [see section 3(a), (b) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment notes under section 101 of this title]) shall be used to rank all applications accepted under this section.“(5) “(A) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary shall jointly produce a funding priority list that ranks the projects approved for funding under the program.“(B) The number of projects on the list shall be limited by the amount of funding made available.“(6) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary shall—“(A) require applications for funding no sooner than 60 days after funding is made available pursuant to subsection (a);“(B) notify all applicants and Regions in writing of acceptance of applications;“(C) rank all accepted applications in accordance with the project scoring matrix, develop the funding priority list, and return unaccepted applications to the applicant with an explanation of deficiencies;“(D) notify all accepted applicants of the projects included on the funding priority list no later than 180 days after the application deadline has passed pursuant to subparagraph (A); and“(E) distribute funds to successful applicants.“(d) “(1) Notwithstanding subsection (c)(6), an eligible applicant may submit an emergency or disaster project application at any time during the fiscal year.“(2) The Secretary shall—“(A) consider project applications submitted under paragraph (1) to be a priority; and“(B) fund the project applications in accordance with paragraph (3).“(3) “(A) If an eligible applicant submits an application for a project under this subsection before the issuance of the list under subsection (c)(5) and the project is determined to be eligible for program funds, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide funding for the project before providing funding for other approved projects on the list.“(B) If an eligible applicant submits an application under this subsection after the issuance of the list under subsection (c)(5) and the distribution of program funds in accordance with the list, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide funding for the project on the date on which unobligated funds provided to projects on the list are returned to the Department of the Interior.“(C) If the Secretary of the Interior uses funding previously designated for a project on the list to fund an emergency or disaster project under this subsection, the project on the list that did not receive funding as a result of the redesignation of funds shall move to the top of the list the following year.“(4) The cost of a project submitted as an emergency or disaster under this subsection shall be at least 10 percent of the distribution of funds of the Indian tribe under section 202(b) of title 23, United States Code.“(e) Program funds shall not be used for—“(1) transportation planning;“(2) research;“(3) routine maintenance activities;“(4) structures and erosion protection unrelated to transportation and roadways;“(5) general reservation planning not involving transportation;“(6) landscaping and irrigation systems not involving transportation programs and projects;“(7) work performed on projects that are not included on a transportation improvement program approved by the Federal Highway Administration, unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary;“(8) the purchase of equipment unless otherwise authorized by Federal law; or“(9) the condemnation of land for recreational trails.“(f) Project funding shall be limited to a maximum of $1,000,000 per application, except that funding for disaster or emergency projects shall also be limited to the estimated cost of repairing damage to the tribal transportation facility.“(g) All cost estimates prepared for a project shall be required to be submitted by the applicant to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary for certification and approval.“(h) “(1) For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, of the amounts made available to carry out the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall use $9,000,000 to carry out the program.“(2) In addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 out of the general fund of the Treasury to carry out the program for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.“(3) The funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be administered in the same manner as funds made available for the tribal transportation program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code, except that—“(A) the funds made available for the program shall remain available until September 30 of the third fiscal year after the year appropriated; and“(B) the Federal share of the cost of a project shall be 100 percent.”
Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1214(d), “(1) Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, funds made available under paragraph (5) for the fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary, in equal amounts, to each State that has within the boundaries of the State all or part of an Indian reservation having a land area of 10,000,000 acres or more.“(2) “(A) Each fiscal year, each county that is located in a State to which funds are made available under paragraph (1), and that has in the county a public road described in subparagraph (B), shall be eligible to apply to the State for all or a portion of the funds made available to the State under this subsection to be used by the county to maintain such roads.“(B) A public road referred to in subparagraph (A) is a public road that—“(i) is within, adjacent to, or provides access to an Indian reservation described in paragraph (1);“(ii) is used by a school bus to transport children to or from a school or Headstart program carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); and“(iii) is maintained by the county in which the public road is located.“(C) “(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), each State that receives funds under paragraph (1) shall provide directly to each county that applies for funds the amount that the county requests in the application.“(ii) If the total amount of funds applied for under this subsection by eligible counties in a State exceeds the amount of funds available to the State, the State shall equitably allocate the funds among the eligible counties that apply for funds.“(3) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that funding made available under this subsection supplements (and does not supplant)—“(A) any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations; and“(B) any funding provided by a State to a county for road maintenance programs in the county.“(4) Any portion of the funds made available to a State under this subsection that is not made available to counties within 1 year after the funds are made available to the State shall be apportioned among the States in accordance with section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code.“(5) “(A) There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $1,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.“(B) Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.”
Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1032(d),
Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1042,
Pub. L. 117–58, div. A, title IV, § 14001,