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HR8188119th CongressWALLET

Tribal Roads Improvement Act

Sponsored By: Representative Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]

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Summary

Expands Tribal Transportation Program funds to cover road grading on Indian tribal lands. The bill would remove a restriction that blocks use of TTP money for grading and would require a study to measure how that change affects road miles, safety, access, and tribal employment.

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  • Tribal governments: Would be able to use Tribal Transportation Program funds for road grading as an eligible activity, giving tribes more flexibility to maintain dirt and gravel roads and reduce vehicle damage.
  • Residents and emergency services: Better graded roads aim to improve emergency response times, reduce isolation, and make it easier for people to reach schools, clinics, and markets.
  • Oversight and evaluation: The bill would mandate a stand-alone study to be completed within 3 years tracking metrics like how many tribes spend at least 25 percent of TTP funds or at least $500,000 on grading, miles graded, condition improvements, economic and employment impacts, and tribal satisfaction. The Secretary must report results and recommendations to Congress within 2 years after the study ends.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More road grading for Tribal lands

If enacted, this bill would let Tribes use Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) funds for road grading on Indian tribal lands. It would do this by inserting the words "grading and" into the highway statute that previously limited TTP uses. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs Director, would study the change within 3 years. The study would count Tribes that spend at least 25 percent of TTP funds or $500,000 on grading, measure miles graded and road-condition improvements, and assess effects on economic development, emergency response times, community access, tribal satisfaction, and Tribal employment on grading projects. Not later than 2 years after the study finishes, the Secretary would report the results and recommendations to Congress.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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