Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110
§3906 Tribal Demonstration Project
Title 25 › CHAPTER 41 — INDIAN LANDS OPEN DUMP CLEANUP › § 3906
Summary
The Director can set up projects to study open dumps on Indian or Alaska Native land. The goal is to see if cleaning up and keeping those dumps costs more or needs special, advanced closure planning. The Director must pick at least three tribes or Alaska Native entities for the projects. To join, a tribe or entity must control one or more open dumps on its land, have a full solid waste management plan for that land, and have a plan to close and care for each dump afterward. A project can get money for no more than three fiscal years.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §3906
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(a)In general
The Director may establish and carry out a program providing for demonstration projects involving open dumps on Indian land or Alaska Native land. It shall be the purpose of such projects to determine if there are unique cost factors involved in the cleanup and maintenance of open dumps on such land, and the extent to which advanced closure planning is necessary. Under the program, the Director is authorized to select no less than three Indian tribal governments or Alaska Native entities to participate in such demonstration projects.
(b)Criteria
Criteria established by the Director for the selection and participation of an Indian tribal government or Alaska Native entity in the demonstration project shall provide that in order to be eligible to participate, an Indian tribal government or Alaska Native entity must—
(1)have one or more existing open dumps on Indian lands or Alaska Native lands which are under its authority;
(2)have developed a comprehensive solid waste management plan for such lands; and
(3)have developed a closure and postclosure maintenance plan for each dump located on such lands.
(c)Duration of funding for project
No demonstration project shall be funded for more than three fiscal years.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 3906
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110