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§3905 Contract authority

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 41— - INDIAN LANDS OPEN DUMP CLEANUP › § 3905

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Director must, as much as possible, do the work required by this chapter by using contracts, compacts, or written agreements with Indian tribal governments or Alaska Native entities under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), section 2004a of title 42, or section 1632 of this title. The Director may also make contracts or cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies to share costs for closure and post‑closure work, and to get technical, financial, or other needed help.

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Title 25, §3905

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(a)To the maximum extent feasible, the Director shall carry out duties under this chapter through contracts, compacts, or memoranda of agreement with Indian tribal governments or Alaska Native entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.),11 See References in Text note below. section 2004a of title 42, or section 1632 of this title.
(b)The Director is authorized, for purposes of carrying out the duties of the Director under this chapter, to contract with or enter into such cooperative agreements with such other Federal agencies as is considered necessary to provide cost-sharing for closure and postclosure activities, to obtain necessary technical and financial assistance and expertise, and for such other purposes as the Director considers necessary.

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References in Text

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, which was classified principally to subchapter II (§ 450 et seq.) of chapter 14 of this title, prior to editorial reclassification as chapter 46 (§ 5301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 3905

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73