§3109 Indian forest land assistance account

Summary

The Secretary may set up a special Indian forest land assistance account inside a tribe’s trust fund if the tribe asks. The account can hold four types of money: nonfederal funds tied to work on the tribe’s forest lands, donations, unused forestry funding meant for the tribe, and user fees or funds moved from other federal agencies when the law allows. Money in the account and any interest stays there until spent and cannot be used to reduce federal funding for tribal forest management. The Secretary may audit the account at a tribe’s request or on the Secretary’s own and must publish the audit results.