Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§373d Grants and Cooperative Agreements with Indian Tribes and Organizations
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 373d
Summary
Since FY2003, the Secretary of the Interior (via Reclamation Commissioner) may award grants and cooperative agreements under 31 U.S.C. 6301–6308 to tribes, colleges, and Indian organizations, without changing the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.).
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Title 43, §373d
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In order to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to develop, manage, and protect their water resources, in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with any Indian tribe, institution of higher education, national Indian organization, or tribal organization pursuant to sections 6301 to 6308 of title 31. Nothing in this Act is intended to modify or limit the provisions of the Indian Self Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.].
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This Act, referred to in text, means div. D of Pub. L. 108–7, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 133, known as the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 5321 et seq.) of chapter 46 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 5301 of Title 25 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Similar ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation act: Pub. L. 107–66, title II, § 201, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 499.
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43 U.S.C. § 373d
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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