[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: 25CFR170.130]

[Page 532]
 
                            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. 170.130  How can tribes use Federal highway funds for toll and ferry 
facilities?

    (a) A tribe can use Federal-aid highway funds, including IRR Program 
funds, to study, design, construct, and operate toll highways, bridges, 
and tunnels, as well as ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. The 
following table shows how a tribe can initiate construction of these 
facilities.

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  To initiate construction of a . . .           A tribe must . . .
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(1) Toll highway, bridge, or tunnel....  (i) Meet and follow the
                                          requirements set forth in 23
                                          U.S.C. 129; and
                                         (ii) If IRR Program funds are
                                          used, enter into a self-tunnel
                                          governance agreement or self-
                                          determination contract with
                                          the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) Ferry boat or ferry terminal.......  Meet and follow the
                                          requirements set forth in 23
                                          U.S.C. 129(c).
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    (b) A tribe can use IRR Program funds to fund 100 percent of the 
conversion or construction of a toll facility.
    (c) If a tribe obtains non-IRR Program Federal funding for the 
conversion or construction of a toll facility, these funds will cover a 
maximum of 80 percent of the project cost. In this case, the tribe may 
use IRR Program funds for the required 20 percent local match.