[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR170.101]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 170_INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B_Indian Reservation Roads Program Policy and Eligibility
 
Sec. 170.101  What is the IRR Program consultation and coordination 
policy?

    (a) The IRR Program's government-to-government consultation and 
coordination policy is to foster and improve communication, cooperation, 
and coordination among tribal, Federal, state, and local governments and 
other transportation organizations when undertaking the following, 
similar, or related activities:
    (1) Identifying high-accident locations and locations for improving 
both vehicle and pedestrian safety;
    (2) Developing State, metropolitan, regional, IRR, and tribal 
transportation improvement programs that impact tribal lands, 
communities, and members;
    (3) Developing short- and long-range transportation plans;
    (4) Developing IRR Program transportation projects;
    (5) Developing environmental mitigation measures necessary to 
protect and/or enhance Indian lands and the environment, and counteract 
the impacts of the projects;
    (6) Developing plans or projects to replace or rehabilitate 
deficient IRR bridges;
    (7) Developing plans or projects for disaster and emergency relief 
response

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and the repair of eligible damaged IRR transportation facilities;
    (8) Assisting in the development of State and tribal agreements 
related to the IRR Program;
    (9) Developing and improving transit systems serving Indian lands 
and communities; and
    (10) Assisting in the submission of discretionary grant applications 
for State and Federal funding for IRR transportation facilities.
    (b) Tribes and State and Federal Government agencies may enter into 
intergovernmental Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) to streamline and 
facilitate consultation, collaboration, and coordination.