Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110
§318a Roads on Indian Reservations; Appropriation
Title 25 › CHAPTER 8 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY THROUGH INDIAN LANDS › § 318a
Summary
Treasury funds may pay for road work, including hiring Indian labor, on reservation roads that are not getting Federal Highway Act aid or other funding, per the Interior Secretary.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §318a
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Appropriations are hereby authorized out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for material, equipment, supervision and engineering, and the employment of Indian labor in the survey, improvement, construction, and maintenance of Indian reservation roads not eligible to Government aid under the Federal Highway Act and for which no other appropriation is available, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secertary of the Interior.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Federal Highway Act, referred to in text, is act Nov. 9, 1921, ch. 119, 42 Stat. 212, which enacted section 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 to 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 of former Title 23, Highways, and amended section 5 and 12a of former Title 23 and section 3 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919, repealed the Federal Highway Act, with the exception of the amendment to section 3 of Title 50, as part of the general revision and reenactment of Title 23, Highways.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Appropriations for Fiscal Years 1950 and 1951Act June 29, 1948, ch. 732, § 4(c), 62 Stat. 1105, authorized the appropriation of $6,000,000 for fiscal years 1950 and 1951, respectively, for the carrying out of the provisions of this section.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 318a
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110