119 HR 3654 IH: Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-05-29
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act
or the TERRA Act
. (b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Statement of purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Lead agency.
Title I—Program Components; Plan Development and Approval
Sec. 101. Integration of Federal programs authorized.
Sec. 102. Eligible Federal programs.
Sec. 103. Activities authorized under a Plan.
Sec. 104. Plan requirements.
Sec. 105. Technical assistance.
Sec. 106. Plan submission and review.
Sec. 107. Waiver authority.
Sec. 108. Plan approval or denial.
Title II—Plan Implementation; Funding Administration; Interdepartmental Memorandum of Agreement; Report
Sec. 201. Reduced reporting requirements.
Sec. 202. Streamlined permitting and review implementation.
Sec. 203. Expedited fee-to-trust process for Plan implementation.
Sec. 204. Streamlined funding framework implementation.
Sec. 205. Transfer and distribution of funds.
Sec. 206. Administration of funds.
Sec. 207. No reduction in amounts.
Sec. 208. Interdepartmental memorandum of agreement.
Sec. 209. Report required.
2.The purpose of this Act is to empower Indian Tribes that have reservations, other Tribal lands, or ways of life at risk due to environmental impacts and natural disasters, including but not limited to flooding, erosion, sea level rise, permafrost degradation, ocean acidification, extended drought, extreme temperatures, tsunamis, storm surges, and more frequent and severe wildfires, hurricanes, and tornadoes, to integrate funding from multiple eligible Federal programs into comprehensive Plans designed to meet the needs of those Indian Tribes and their communities with respect to preventing or addressing those environmental impacts or natural disasters, including by community-driven relocation, if applicable, while— (1)reducing administrative, reporting, and accounting costs; and
(2)serving Tribally determined goals consistent with the policy of self-determination, the unique Government-to-Government relationship between the Government of the United States and the Governments of Indian Tribes, and the unique Federal trust responsibility to Indian Tribes and Indian people assumed by the United States, including all Federal agencies. 3.For the purposes of this Act:
(1)The term affected agency means a Federal agency that administers a program that has been integrated, or is being proposed for integration, into a Plan. (2)Community-driven relocationThe term community-driven relocation means any voluntary, Tribally led climate adaptation strategy that may involve moving all or part of a Tribal community from an area prone to environmental hazards to a safer area, such as plans and projects for protect-in-place, managed retreat, and full-scale relocation efforts, which may include, but are not limited to, demolition and construction of new housing, utilities, and infrastructure.
(3)Coordinated project scheduleThe term coordinated project schedule means the coordinated project schedule required under section 202(c)(1). (4)The term Department means the Department of the Interior.
(5)The term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (6)The term Federal partner means each of—
(A)the Department; (B)the Department of Agriculture;
(C)the Department of Commerce; (D)the Department of Defense;
(E)the Department of Energy; (F)the Department of Health and Human Services;
(G)the Department of Homeland Security; (H)the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(I)the Department of Justice; (J)the Department of Transportation;
(K)the Department of the Treasury; (L)the Environmental Protection Agency;
(M)the Federal Communications Commission; (N)the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
(O)the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and (P)any other Federal agency that operates a program that is proposed by an Indian Tribe and determined eligible by the Secretary for integration into a Plan under this Act.
(7)The term Federal program means any Federal program or Federal funding source that an Indian Tribe integrates or seeks to integrate into the Plan of the Indian Tribe. (8)The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(9)The term NEPA means the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (10)The term participating agency means a Federal agency that, regardless of whether the Federal agency is a Federal partner or an affected agency—
(A)has review, permitting, or other authorization responsibility with respect to the services or activities to be carried out under a Plan, including but not limited to responsibilities that require review under NEPA, section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the National Historic Preservation Act
), or other applicable Federal law; (B)is designated by the Secretary as a participating agency for that Plan; and
(C)participates in the streamlined permitting and review procedures for implementing that Plan, in accordance with section 202. (11)The term Plan means a Plan authorized under this Act.
(12)The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (13)Traditional Ecological KnowledgeThe term Traditional Ecological Knowledge means a body of observations, oral and written knowledge, innovations, practices, and beliefs developed by Indian Tribes through long-term interaction and experience with the environment passed from generation to generation, that continues to evolve and may only be obtained with an Indian Tribe’s free, prior, and informed consent.
4.Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1)the lead Federal agency responsible for implementation of this Act is the Department; and
(2)unless otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary possesses sole and exclusive decisionmaking authority for all Federal actions under this Act, including but not limited to the sole and exclusive authority to determine whether a Federal program is eligible for integration into a Plan. <enum>I</enum><header>Program Components; Plan Development and Approval</header> <section id="H35697F066BF840BA83BCDA6A6D9F84A9"><enum>101.</enum><header>Integration of Federal programs authorized</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall, on approving a proposed Plan submitted by an Indian Tribe under this Act, authorize the Indian Tribe, in accordance with the Plan, to—</text>
<paragraph id="H46F590886AF34371A192F692F690E892"><enum>(1)</enum><text>integrate funding from eligible Federal programs (referred to in this section as the <quote>integrated Federal programs</quote>), including but not limited to implementing any waivers of statutory, regulatory, and administrative requirements, regulations, policies, and procedures granted under section 107;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B11AD0D1EEE458CA7AFA6BF8F03E99A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>carry out the core services and activities that would otherwise be provided through the integrated Federal programs in accordance with the designated purposes of the Plan;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H425C5BF0FBCA47E48A3E9BEA4E9B7960"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reallocate, reprogram, consolidate, or rebudget funds from the integrated Federal programs, as needed, among the various services and activities to be carried out under the Plan in accordance with the designated purposes of the Plan, without the need for any waiver to be granted under section 107;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDE161CBD2CA432E941186C0F373A039"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if appropriate, and in accordance with the designated purposes of the Plan, reallocate, reprogram, consolidate, or rebudget some or all of the funds from the integrated Federal programs to costs associated with community-driven relocation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C61BA37555E45B98F2BED4D0A79D2DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide a single report each year, based on the model report developed under section 201(b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD601F9163C40447B8374CF6F8E2FAC77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in lieu of reporting, recordkeeping, auditing, or similar requirements or procedures associated with the integrated Federal programs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1543DEA71C5341329E0CA6D806B7641C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>without the need for a waiver to be granted under section 107.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H27FFE1C625994B11900F9917E3BD8D24"><enum>102.</enum><header>Eligible Federal programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For a Federal program to be eligible for integration into a Plan, the following criteria must be met with respect to the purpose and nature of funding:</text>
<paragraph id="HD303D2381C3D4D08A36FB41E92940864"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian Tribe plans to implement the Federal program for a purpose that helps to address environmental resiliency, which may include, but is not limited to, advancing such purpose through—</text> <subparagraph id="H20F8CB3DF1174EE2B63C3F0F9C2F2129"><enum>(A)</enum><text>climate resilience, mitigation, or community-driven relocation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC05C88B8B8994713A168A6CB2242BC01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disaster relief, preparedness, or prevention;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE5232914EE54B1CA3505D676F098AA7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>environmental remediation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40C715DA62764754802F670726E2C6CC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>housing;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD0D1363D4A734D7D974BEC97A9379AE8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>infrastructure maintenance or development;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D5B1715F36A44A58AC7BE552DC6F1E0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>economic development;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E3A4329B8A044A6B6E93B7CF83E6E22"><enum>(G)</enum><text>land management (including but not limited to purchasing, leasing, and fee-to-trust);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4E840AC46C2407CA20F0410F7B1069C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>capacity building;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9D6F62D705D4CBF8FD52023887E34D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>real estate services;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEB410A9FF714304B6FA656A56A1960D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>natural resources management or development;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB617E770F8444CF0B28814C019BBDCF5"><enum>(K)</enum><text>energy or utility services;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB35D2DB58CD4EF3BF9C6A888C861DA8"><enum>(L)</enum><text>public health or welfare; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73A784CCEC564B9C9BFC10928D9BC0A6"><enum>(M)</enum><text>any purpose relating to, or otherwise supporting or facilitating, a purpose described in subparagraphs (A) through (L).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFBE4D10B2C742B7ABD3FAF37C3355CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nature of funding</header><text>The funding of the Federal program is provided to an Indian Tribe based on at least one of the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H20810B7016CD409C87D488C2C68DFF21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The eligibility of an Indian Tribe or members of an Indian Tribe to receive funds—</text>
<clause id="HE8D7B0AA22B344E084C9285308D62C24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under a statutory or administrative formula making funds available to the Indian Tribe or members of the Indian Tribe; or</text></clause> <clause id="H3650CD92F95B4937AF663335BB354B27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based solely or in part on the status of the Indian Tribe or members of the Indian Tribe as Indians under Federal law.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFEBDFCAA0A994562A2B1DB1659487566"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The fact that an Indian Tribe or members of an Indian Tribe have secured funds as a result of a noncompetitive process or a specific designation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0147238AEA3340808F97D045E04AD468"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A competitive process under which Indian Tribes are designated eligible recipients, regardless of whether the competitive funding is for the benefit of the Indian Tribe because of the status of the Indian Tribe or the status of the beneficiaries the funding serves.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F0668DE778540D6A6464FCCFDB9757C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Block grant funds provided to an Indian Tribe, regardless of whether the block grant is for the benefit of the Indian Tribe because of the status of the Indian Tribe or the status of the beneficiaries the grant serves.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="HE378E7E4362E44FBBEFC4557047A1BEC"><enum>103.</enum><header>Activities authorized under a Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Federal funding integrated into a Plan shall be expended (including but not limited to reallocating, reprogramming, consolidating, or rebudgeting the funds) for purposes—</text>
<paragraph id="H5542B4EA6F2C463A9DCAC512315F3533"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consistent with the core services or activities that otherwise would have been provided or carried out under the Federal programs integrated into the Plan; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4086E37FE89B49E293DAD1F533759A5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>relating to community-driven relocation.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H81D8A4F57A054BCCB473EE1A51445994"><enum>104.</enum><header>Plan requirements</header>
<subsection id="HC45AF5C062FA4FED8976F2696A8DDDE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Plan submitted by an Indian Tribe to the Secretary for approval shall—</text> <paragraph id="H2C382A4D49084F83A8D937BD86B97DDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the Federal programs to be integrated into the Plan;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6F0CF7C8F124EC8B682024649E4D94A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be consistent with the purpose of this Act;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A02790F82F14D07998CB1A15307DD8C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe, at the option of the Indian Tribe—</text>
<subparagraph id="H12398392202345AD82C2D068387178C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and severity of the environment-related threats to the existing reservation, other Tribal lands, or ways of life of the Indian Tribe; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF442FD1FD0E417399FC424FCEBC80B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if applicable, a strategy for community-driven relocation to be addressed by the Plan, that identifies—</text>
<clause id="HC0F605CC31F84C6EA3EDFC6E62A10A81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the general location of the proposed relocation efforts; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB3AECE860CD74D96B5577B52E09F814F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a summary of geospatial information, if available, illustrating—</text>
<subclause id="HF82675AC566B451AB030B18C411C72A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the proposed relocation area; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5F1151F87D944CE48F95611C3472CA08"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if applicable, the locations of environmental, cultural, and historic resources;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF78DE17FF294FB791E9F93ACCABF182"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describe the way in which Federal program funds and services are to be integrated, consolidated, and delivered to provide services and carry out activities under the designated purposes of the Plan, including but not limited to provisions that detail how funding sources are anticipated to be coordinated, consistent with section 204(b);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H501E701522864F469311C88B16ADA7B8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify any need for taking land into trust for the benefit of the Indian Tribe for environment-related purposes, pursuant to section 203;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF9B42FA6EF041F3AF20333165D31897"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify the projected expenditures under the Plan in a single budget covering all consolidated funds;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6B20CCF6D1C94FC892138D220E9644D1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify any Federal environmental or historic preservation reviews, permits, or other authorizations anticipated to be required to be completed or obtained to implement the Plan, including but not limited to any reviews that may be required under NEPA or section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>National Historic Preservation Act</quote>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDDA946D757D4A5E8B738D085B2431D1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify any statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements, regulations, policies, or procedures that the Indian Tribe believes need to be waived to efficiently and effectively implement the Plan; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A90A12CA179435CBAB5B5EDB55A5575"><enum>(9)</enum><text>be approved by the governing body of the Indian Tribe, by resolution or other applicable means.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8BDC327D4295464CB6AE61D564A8E1F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>Traditional Ecological Knowledge, including but not limited to information relating to natural, cultural, and historical resources, submitted in a Plan shall be—</text> <paragraph id="HF0203BE3B6D2463E9C266BD2752D6F0E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>kept confidential; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H446F8AA5109C429C88BA9945FBAFBEAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exempt from the disclosure requirements under—</text> <subparagraph id="H8BCE52D101E44999AE626BE77297F0F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA410C18F1A7E48DC9AB5A10683473DD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 10 of part I of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Advisory Committee Act</quote>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H735DE90E76BC479686D6770A199719C4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act (title II of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/435">Public Law 115–435</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB96AC9A5EE8D454AB73EA8F03C854FD3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>NEPA; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A08F03D4F624F5DAA071BD3AC1CB2E5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>similar disclosure statutes and requirements, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H1F47B65FB9204FDBBF67EB0A072429E9"><enum>105.</enum><header>Technical assistance</header>
<subsection id="H0A0FF37A23BF460EA2022356E704E5E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On request of an Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to the Indian Tribe with respect to any phase or aspect of a Plan, including but not limited to—</text> <paragraph id="HF34A08BD9ED84E2786C5FEC83FBA96AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>project planning and design to develop a proposed Plan for submission; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA411C42C896F488386346AEEB108E2E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>review by the Secretary of a draft proposed Plan, in accordance with subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H79044BFDCD13489185A67AED5A0D6DE4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review by secretary</header><text>If an Indian Tribe requests review of a draft proposed Plan under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H13ECCE1FA8804943BE8937D0EAE70615"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify any issues or missing information that may prevent the approval of the draft proposed Plan; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B659903540E427B928312A0AC4C2810"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide followup technical assistance to resolve any issues identified in paragraph (1), as applicable.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA1CD522E1C424CB0916A8D7E7F1837B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review not a decision</header><text>A review of a draft proposed Plan under subsection (b) shall not constitute an official Federal agency determination or decision.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HFF3020FED5144DF9ACA46640904FB79F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency consultation</header> <paragraph id="H952E252812F44E59B7B91C0B212817B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In providing technical assistance under subsection (a), on request of the Indian Tribe receiving technical assistance, or as the Secretary determines appropriate, the Secretary shall consult with any Federal agencies anticipated to be affected agencies or participating agencies with respect to the applicable Plan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE33C1A2193C6441DA11831CEA48F9142"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Federal agencies with which the Secretary consults under paragraph (1) shall provide technical assistance with respect to any requested phase or aspect of a Plan, including but not limited to—</text> <subparagraph id="HD6C2D36587FF4019A576AE0675E542C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>waiver requests under section 107;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00C67260D9194390960F5CE95CA7B5A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>streamlined funding frameworks under section 204; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1FC6CE4DF12543D2BCA5B2901685397D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinated project scheduling under section 202(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H88DB330C71F34986A41D0998C7EA2170"><enum>106.</enum><header>Plan submission and review</header>
<subsection id="HD65D1A9DADEB43AA81F1A1382FB757D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Letter of intent</header><text>An Indian Tribe shall notify the Secretary, in writing, of the intent of the Indian Tribe to prepare a proposed Plan.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8E867F7DC5554CD3B21A61E7D06CB499"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan consultation</header><text>On receipt of notice from an Indian Tribe under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Indian Tribe—</text>
<paragraph id="H7ABECDFC6A97425AA9C5EA2E4D330669"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify potential Federal programs that may be integrated into the proposed Plan; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H16D0E43117BA47A5A1283290D885A3F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify any waivers of applicable statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements, regulations, policies, or procedures necessary to enable the Indian Tribe to efficiently and effectively implement the proposed Plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H302F1501511E45A4A177C74BF9AF786B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan submission</header><text>A proposed Plan submitted by an Indian Tribe to the Secretary shall satisfy the requirements of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H50D414CAD52A4B1BA87DA485EE9FF18B"><enum>107.</enum><header>Waiver authority</header> <subsection id="HED86A7184F9E43F6AE88613379E000ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal waiver request</header><text>In consultation with the Secretary, an Indian Tribe submitting a proposed Plan may include in the proposed Plan a request that the head of an affected agency waive any statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirement, regulation, policy, or procedure that the Indian Tribe considers necessary to enable the Indian Tribe to efficiently and effectively implement the proposed Plan.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H927E2A794FAE4E1C8BA38B9412985D56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header>
<paragraph id="H98799A1E1A4B4E2C8690F67882B7775C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to paragraph (2), the head of an affected agency shall waive any applicable statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirement, regulation, policy, or procedure for which an Indian Tribe has requested a waiver under subsection (a), including but not limited to—</text> <subparagraph id="HC881D3E30EE444DCBEF9793445D481EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>matching requirements;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H241215CEA30B4182A7AB5CF7DB48A8ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>competition procedures and other competitive funding requirements;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9E01DF11F5334CCE970075EF8BD32D6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>formula funding limitations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D2617B257CD4993965D1AC29716C404"><enum>(D)</enum><text>repayment obligations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95ADAAEC60E848589AC34A8DDCB90A3F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>requirements to partner with a State or local government or agency, or community organization;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5BE41AC471A48A4AE7D06E6DB00C2DE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>deadlines; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A21431392E74AFC9C37DA5F7970D17B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any statutory requirements that may be interpreted to prevent—</text>
<clause id="H32A59AD84CA64CC5879B8E0FA869B2EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Indian Tribe from receiving funds from multiple, or overlapping, sources of Federal funding; or</text></clause> <clause id="H986C89119C5E4636B137BBB655EA0F79"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the creation by the head of the affected agency of a funding set-aside for Indian Tribes.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1660DB82FBB04D05B3BFF73322732085"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A waiver requested by an Indian Tribe under paragraph (1) shall not be granted if the head of the affected agency determines granting the waiver will be inconsistent with—</text> <subparagraph id="HBCAAD032A66B4AA7B0F449AAF713C926"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purpose of this Act; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84AE9530E95742E79513B3D9F91146C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of law from which the Federal program included in the Plan derives its authority that is specifically applicable to Indians.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBD9A4F0D0A9D410399F3F7766FAC8A4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver submission and review</header> <paragraph id="H1525F4C49888476EBE43ED9391D0ED9A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination on waiver request</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date on which an Indian Tribe submits a waiver request under subsection (a), the head of the affected agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3E4AD07A00814B9D962EB8F08554BE3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make a determination on whether to grant or deny the request; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H012FE37E63F74865B64946A5C47C82B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide written notice of the determination and the reasons for the determination to the requesting Indian Tribe and the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H396AD11723A5491A93E8C1AFB9B045F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deemed approval</header><text>If the head of an affected agency does not provide written notice to the Indian Tribe of a determination on a waiver request within the 45-day period described in paragraph (1), the waiver request shall be deemed to be granted.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10F165952CCB46629512FB3E08311413"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interagency dispute resolution</header> <subparagraph id="H7E53D5C1838C4F2A98EB855332E4C5B0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On request of an Indian Tribe that submitted a waiver request under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate an interagency dispute resolution process involving—</text>
<clause id="HA8484DF7859944AA9CFE19FF3A753606"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary;</text></clause> <clause id="H4A8EEA38A798497687B0C06B5EC6C4AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Indian Tribe; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFAC7E504C70345409B046FADDEBDA1F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the head of the affected agency.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE9E88A1C4B72406A817DE88143E2A199"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text>A dispute initiated under subparagraph (A) shall be resolved not later than 30 days after the date on which the process is initiated under that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D7F7D3F1E31493DA3D4E3F302467ED6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final authority</header><text>If the dispute resolution process fails to resolve the dispute between the Indian Tribe and the affected agency, the head of the affected agency shall have the final authority to resolve the dispute.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA0656FF25CA4812921DD86BEBF43A53"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Notice to Indian Tribe</header><text>Not later than 10 days after the date on which the dispute is resolved under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide the Indian Tribe with—</text>
<clause id="H071CCA18C4AF418B89A72129412D79B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the final determination on the waiver request; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD4D22954A51B4DD18F27482E391806BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notice of the right to file a civil action in accordance with section 108(f).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCFBAF2CDC8204AA6B220C89D42E07E70"><enum>108.</enum><header>Plan approval or denial</header>
<subsection id="H3A34254957974ED98EB5D3BEC63A521C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall have the sole and exclusive authority to approve or disapprove—</text> <paragraph id="H67C56CF7F13C4884A098CBFCC84D2913"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a Plan submitted by an Indian Tribe; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDBA271EB13E4C81996A5EB759652576"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the integration of individual Federal programs into the Plan.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H65EF75CEF4DB413983191174FB7ACFCC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Presumption of approval</header><text>Because Plans promote the policy of self-determination, the Secretary shall review Plans with the presumption of approval.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA7219EAC58A5471C809EEA6CDE3D6E66"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval or denial process</header>
<paragraph id="H5DF42200F6F04652BD271B25F5CA65D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a proposed Plan submitted by an Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HE0F0822AA37E430AA8869525D59F1E1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>approve or deny the Plan; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DD0BA519ACA48AB8C9713A0E3671EA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide written notice of that decision to the Indian Tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3148DA8C59B4D2B8AEC3C0FCC0737CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>If the Secretary approves a Plan, the Secretary shall authorize the transfer and distribution of funds associated with the Federal programs integrated into the Plan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H743A769C8D5A48F9918000A7A58B95BE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Denial</header><text>If the Secretary denies a Plan, the Secretary shall provide to the Indian Tribe written notification of disapproval that—</text> <subparagraph id="H8798D0F0B969418AAFB3D17AE50BE42F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contains a specific finding that clearly demonstrates, or that is supported by controlling legal authority, that the Plan does not meet the requirements of this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB63E4252AB6486196A9B30C7D30F3D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>clearly states any objections contributing to the denial.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5CB279B300284172BFDFD088D798AE29"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Partial approval</header><text>If the Secretary determines a Plan cannot be approved in its entirety, the Secretary shall approve, with the consent of the applicable Indian Tribe, any portion of the Plan that can be approved and deny any portion of the proposed Plan that cannot be approved, pursuant to the processes described in paragraph (5).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DCCA65027EC41319D4D1DE4AAC82181"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Denial pending waiver approval</header>
<subparagraph id="H4482B0DB1F8A4740B7D26018A16ADF14"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Partial approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a Plan is denied under paragraph (3) solely on the basis that a waiver request that is part of the Plan has not been approved or is subject to dispute resolution under section 107, on request of the applicable Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall grant partial approval for those portions of the Plan not affected by the waiver request.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA400CB2072549548F92093E716581DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval after resolution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a Plan described in subparagraph (A), upon approval or resolution of the waiver request under section 107 and on request of the applicable Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall approve the Plan or amended Plan not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the request.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC392B1D4CD4E46A4B6D49FF1C7DB8129"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Deemed approval</header><text>If the Secretary does not provide written notice to an Indian Tribe of a decision on a Plan within the 90-day period described in paragraph (1), the Plan shall be deemed approved.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H18C038BB945B4E0E85574C9457B10C75"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Extension of time</header> <paragraph id="H2F786026F47E42AF9E8D80298878A3C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may extend or otherwise alter the 90-day period described in subsection (c)(1) if, before expiration of the original 90-day period, the Secretary obtains the express written consent of the Indian Tribe that submitted the applicable Plan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A7A5E9948D74EF5BABBFAFBA1882AF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension restrictions</header><text>An extension or alteration of the 90-day period under paragraph (1) may only be—</text> <subparagraph id="HB399BED946DA4D75A1543E0034F73690"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provided once; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD76EECBFBE03450E8CD7A95F0505D8C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for a period of not more than 90 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H718AFC5C00514B61A527B638ACDC9CC4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review of denial</header><text>In addition to the requirements of subsection (c)(3), if the Secretary denies or partially denies a proposed Plan the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD3ABF910D0914AF4A7F65F026585F287"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to the applicable Indian Tribe with respect to the denied proposed Plan, or the denied portion of the proposed Plan, to overcome any stated objections and ensure the proposed Plan meets the requirements of this Act, to the maximum extent possible; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60CFFC3D184D4F138AE65597F8EADB1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notwithstanding the right to bring a civil action under subsection (f), on request of the Indian Tribe, provide the Indian Tribe with a hearing on the record with the right to engage in full discovery relevant to any issue raised in the matter and the opportunity for appeal on the objections raised by the Secretary under subsection (c)(3), under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may issue.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H17EE69C462EB4C29A9AF522730EFD684"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Civil actions</header>
<paragraph id="H663F5AFE55BD4E00BCE144465E2B352C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian Tribe may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States against—</text> <subparagraph id="H7255988680314CD09411538A6DD2747D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary for a Plan denial under this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D3B16EA7C3A4B128B148E1295A9872D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the head of an affected agency whose recommendation contributed to a Plan denial under this section;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H553356EB3F4B4E2E954D0693718488E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the head of an affected agency for a waiver denial under section 107; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10BA65DB754849E4B0142CD15EAD74F2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Secretary or head of an affected agency or participating agency for failure to comply with any applicable obligations or responsibilities under this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7F1444DFD474381BFECF408E94D1DC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative exhaustion not required</header><text>An Indian Tribe may bring a civil action under paragraph (1) without regard to whether the Indian Tribe had an administrative hearing for a Plan denial under subsection (e)(2), engaged in the dispute resolution process for a waiver denial under section 107(c)(3), or sought other available administrative remedies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BB2CC607AD64CF38D5535AB0A99490C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relief</header><text>In a civil action brought by an Indian Tribe under paragraph (1), a district court of the United States may order appropriate relief (including injunctive relief to reverse a denial of a Plan or a waiver to compel an officer or employee of the United States, or any agency thereof, to perform a duty provided under this Act or regulations promulgated under this Act) against any action by an officer or employee of the United States or any Federal agency contrary to this Act or regulations promulgated under this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD4BEF30395D4379BA7A68C92F1890D9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Attorney fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an Indian Tribe substantially prevails in a civil action brought by the Indian Tribe under this subsection or secures a court order under section 202(f), a district court of the United States may award attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, and other costs of participating in such action, as the court deems reasonable.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H18BBB1A9E3D440C385161E0A6F077508" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Final agency action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a decision by an official of the Department that constitutes final agency action and that relates to an appeal within the Department that is conducted under this section shall be made by an official who holds a position at a higher organizational level within the Department than the level of the departmental agency at which the decision that is the subject of the appeal was made.</text></subsection></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Plan Implementation; Funding Administration; Interdepartmental Memorandum of Agreement; Report</header> <section id="H7CC3CDAD183045CB8C173FB9EB94D041"><enum>201.</enum><header>Reduced reporting requirements</header> <subsection id="H625D7736833E447EAC37556D861AEA45"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Certain Federal program requirements superseded</header> <text>An Indian Tribe with a Plan approved by the Secretary under section 108—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E739705F63C46848254D7C611EC10A9">
<enum>(1)</enum>
<text>shall be required to submit a single report each year based on the model report developed by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1) in accordance with the Plan of the Indian Tribe; and</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA507F88773834B1B80611281EBD1FCCE">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text>shall not be required to comply with reporting, recordkeeping, auditing, or similar requirements or procedures required by affected agencies and individual Federal programs integrated into the Plan of the Indian Tribe.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4C45BB7DBDE84065B3344C99C9CB9B75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H7EF5287B59D6415CBF4A16D9596D50F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a model report, to be made available to the Indian Tribes, that describes all services or activities undertaken and expenditures made under a Plan;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC7A3FC5262940E7853C78AEFBA94499"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and use a single monitoring and oversight system for Plans, which shall record all information relevant to the administration of Plans, including but not limited to, with respect to each Plan—</text> <subparagraph id="HFCAFB9D3E8E4451C899A843EDDA0561F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>annual reports submitted by Indian Tribes under this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE0AA0B3BF64646BCAFDF392E99DBF40C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>streamlined funding frameworks, as updated by the Secretary pursuant to section 204(b)(2)(B); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE3EDF3A725DE466E8FB89505A84FE706"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinated project schedules, including any environmental review timetables included in those coordinated project schedules, as updated by the Secretary pursuant to section 202(c)(2)(B); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8285D34B13E14C789285CD3778A360E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>maintain and make available to Indian Tribes a list of all—</text> <subparagraph id="H4B0D443596AF4F6F9CDA3A9D0C29C407"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal programs approved and denied for integration into Plans; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4DE3799F7784D7EBA71D3F4FA0D04B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>waiver requests granted and denied under section 107.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H43A6A96836264B408EB2DE47F74D48F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Model report format</header> <paragraph id="H443C6E0586D741BBA44136285DE3889A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The model report developed under subsection (b)(1) shall contain information sufficient to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF262A4D08A440D18A10678EA52A1D4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine whether the Indian Tribe has complied with the requirements of the Plan of the Indian Tribe; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A5EEAB1AB114EBB9F938DD57846862B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enable the head of each affected agency to determine whether the Indian Tribe has complied with all directly applicable statutory and regulatory requirements of the integrated Federal programs of each affected agency that are not—</text>
<clause id="HB282BBF296764CFF9B2DCD2459357D0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>superseded on integration into a Plan; or</text></clause> <clause id="HBB60BD0208764DC1A02B6A23983541A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>waived under section 107.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7E3192A1E534B09B0DA3E96497D6237"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The model report developed under subsection (b)(1) shall not require an Indian Tribe to report on the expenditure of funds expressed by fund source or single agency code transferred to the Indian Tribe under a Plan.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H2C966E620F5D4739A1BBF6A94F10A00B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Streamlined permitting and review implementation</header> <subsection id="H8EB7A569AF444636A34492842FFBF854"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>Identification of Federal agencies</header> <paragraph id="HB14E1EC2CE1F4044B235282B1CE0BABB"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>On approval of a Plan by the Secretary under section 108, the Secretary, in consultation with the Indian Tribe, shall identify and invite all Federal agencies that have permitting, review, approval, or other authorization responsibilities with respect to the services or activities to be carried out under the Plan, including but not limited to responsibilities that require review under NEPA, section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>National Historic Preservation Act</quote>), and other applicable Federal law, to participate in the streamlined permitting and review process described in this section.</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0678DB16BEE44C4AB536A69A9B1A278D">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<header>Lead agency</header>
<text>The Department shall be the lead Federal agency responsible for implementation of this Act.</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H044262E68BB0474588347D8D10291D3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participating agencies</header>
<paragraph id="H3AC3EBE1FB9040468ADB53136D147B17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Federal agency invited under subsection (a) shall be designated as a participating agency for a Plan, unless the Federal agency informs the Secretary in writing not later than 14 days after the date on which the Federal agency receives the invitation from the Secretary under that subsection that the Federal agency—</text> <subparagraph id="H20E065573C694218AB4509665817306B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has no jurisdiction or review, permitting, or other authorization responsibility with respect to the services or activities to be carried out under the Plan; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H011F956BB72B4E87BF2646893AD8E5A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not intend to exercise review, permitting, or other authorization responsibility relating to, or submit comments on, implementation of the Plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A4F12B635A94C2DAA070B23A41105B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Changed circumstances</header><text>On request of a Federal agency based on a showing of changed circumstances, the Secretary may designate a Federal agency that has opted out under paragraph (1) to be a participating agency.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDC2D437F44F4523985182AAC1320BFD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Designation as a participating agency under paragraph (1) shall not grant the participating agency authority or jurisdiction over—</text> <subparagraph id="H1DEFD230F680457EAF120CFD5EEE99A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Plan; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8606702226004D91BFF9F97E0E96CB56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the services and activities to be carried out under the Plan beyond the existing statutory authority of the participating agency, if any, to approve particular services or activities under the Plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H286FFE08E16E4F4596598332D0951DCD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordinated project schedule</header> <paragraph id="HFA23D2E25082447A972470953D1EC5F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which a Plan submitted to the Secretary is approved by the Secretary under section 108, the Secretary, in consultation with the applicable Indian Tribe and each participating agency designated under subsection (b)(1), shall develop a coordinated project schedule for completing any review and obtaining any permit or other authorization required to carry out the services and activities under the Plan, except those requirements waived under section 107.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA4959C6AA6242C89B902BC41A044096"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required information</header>
<subparagraph id="HF1CD544D8AC14DDF97D7FAAD49A0B31C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A coordinated project schedule shall include, but is not limited to, the following information collected by the Secretary:</text> <clause id="HA867232D60DC4175A136838C2A37E4AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A list of, and roles and responsibilities for, all participating agencies with review, permitting, or other authorization responsibility for services or activities under the Plan.</text></clause>
<clause id="HC1ED7A89AA2B4293AEA96839F53ECF74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A discussion of potential avoidance, minimization, and mitigation strategies, if known and required by applicable Federal law.</text></clause> <clause id="HBC89BA308BF4469BABA36957E080AEF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A plan and schedule for public and Tribal outreach and coordination, to the extent required by applicable Federal law.</text></clause>
<clause id="H09B2B2E3E92B49F5A0147F944CF34773"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>If applicable, an environmental review timetable, as described in subsection (d).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB77B479072C480EB5F7A17620789590"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The information described in subparagraph (A) shall be updated by the Secretary not less frequently than every 6 months.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2326347BC6A84CBF9473B2EECD1ACA73"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Environmental review timetable</header>
<paragraph id="H8498395C64A5429687D87D5B9AD4E51E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>As part of a coordinated project schedule, the Secretary, in consultation with the applicable Indian Tribe, each participating agency, and, if appropriate, any State in which the relevant services or activities in the Plan are located, shall establish an environmental review timetable that includes but is not limited to intermediate and final completion dates for all required environmental reviews necessary for each permit or other authorization required by a participating agency to support completion of the services or activities in the Plan that have not otherwise been waived under section 107, including but not limited to any review required pursuant to NEPA.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C4D528F577942C0A903B5F76EFDBD03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, and consistent with applicable Federal law, an environmental review timetable established under paragraph (1) shall not exceed an overall term of 1 year after a Plan is approved.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA783B53015C94CE5BC957B3AE2742C7C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a participating agency is required to issue a determination with respect to an environmental review, permit, or other authorization as part of the coordinated project schedule described in paragraph (1), the participating agency shall issue the determination not later than 90 days after all the required information for the environmental review, permit, or other authorization is in possession of the participating agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE4240B935E24E3A9D063935C2A8C9AE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delay</header><text>If the Secretary determines that an environmental review, permit, or other authorization will not be completed or issued in accordance with this subsection and the applicable environmental review timetable, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5C9B2D9DACC4FA3B0C9193CF932AE03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the participating agency responsible for completing the environmental review or issuing the permit or other authorization of the discrepancy; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71EC7165388E429AB248AA9CED43127C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>request that the participating agency take such measures as the Secretary, in consultation with the participating agency, determines appropriate to comply with that environmental review timetable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD796FAA2E25C463A972198F52C42779C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination of required reviews and authorizations</header>
<paragraph id="H2906744009D942DFB3B107D21A55C867"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Concurrent reviews</header><text>To efficiently integrate the exercise of review, permitting, and other authorization responsibilities, each participating agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <subparagraph id="H3F78662CBC0649DDB080CC290862F1C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out the responsibilities of the participating agency with respect to a Plan concurrently, and in conjunction with, the responsibilities of other participating agencies, including reviews required under NEPA and section 306108 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>National Historic Preservation Act</quote>), unless the participating agency determines that doing so would impair the ability of the participating agency to carry out the other statutory obligations of the participating agency;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H813E693B2B9A400D83E651CDC566B64A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>formulate and implement administrative, policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the participating agency to ensure completion of the process for reviews and issuance of permits and other authorizations in a timely, coordinated, and responsible manner; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF95FB81BDD64BD3B823EFE4D706D658"><enum>(C)</enum><text>where an environmental impact statement is required for services or activities in a Plan pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of NEPA (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)</external-xref>), prepare a single, interagency environmental impact statement for the services or activities unless the Secretary provides justification in the coordinated project schedule that multiple environmental impact statements are more efficient.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H736C0EBCB5D946109AEA2F7C068D836D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adoption, incorporation by reference, and use of documents</header>
<subparagraph id="HC2636698E656492C9F7E1879F5415C51"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On request of an Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall consider and, as appropriate, adopt or incorporate by reference, the analysis and documentation prepared for a Plan under the laws and procedures of the Indian Tribe as the documentation, or part of the documentation, required to complete a review or issue a permit or other authorization for the Plan.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC987D44435D442488997DF471D1A7AAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>NEPA compliance</header><text>A document adopted under subparagraph (A) or a document that includes documentation incorporated under that subparagraph may serve as the documentation required for an environmental review or a supplemental environmental review required to be prepared by a lead agency pursuant to NEPA.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AC88A8D312E4E8995988D802D11130C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Presumption of negative impacts of taking no action</header><text>For all environmental reviews required pursuant to NEPA that require consideration of a no action alternative, there shall be a presumption that, given the ongoing threats addressed by this Act, the effects of taking no action will be negative for the Indian Tribe.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9BC1F3C2822E4D4F89BEFEA6D21294CA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Petition to court</header> <paragraph id="H84FE5B15F38F4CB1B214D2F68B3B4EB4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Right to petition</header><text>An Indian Tribe may obtain a review of an alleged failure by a participating agency to act in accordance with an applicable deadline described in a coordinated project schedule by filing a written petition with a district court of the United States or other court of competent jurisdiction seeking an order under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9842DA64AB9248F0A9A97A1AB4CB7B10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Court order</header><text>If a district court of the United States or other court of competent jurisdiction finds that a participating agency has failed to act in accordance with an applicable deadline described in paragraph (1), the court shall set a schedule and deadline for the participating agency to act as soon as practicable, which shall not exceed 90 days from the date on which the order of the court is issued, unless the court determines a longer time is necessary to comply with applicable law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HA2A21B332C32478B896E9C8D9D4334C2"><enum>203.</enum><header>Expedited fee-to-trust process for Plan implementation</header> <subsection id="H08D41A8A25884A0C85A1804279C04536"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory trust acquisitions</header><text>On request of an Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall take land into trust for the benefit of the Indian Tribe if the Indian Tribe—</text>
<paragraph id="H4FD2F3C7E5BA47BD9F162B5A710785F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquired the land using funds distributed in accordance with a Plan; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCED6A392DA9E47A2AD9B4DEE0640ECFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>after the Indian Tribe acquires the land, the Secretary determines the Indian Tribe faces imminent environmental risk if not able to use that land for community-driven relocation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF885C64D827641E1903F3747724BCBB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Discretionary trust acquisitions</header><text>On request of an Indian Tribe, the Secretary may take into trust for the benefit of the Indian Tribe any land owned by the Indian Tribe and intended for use pursuant to a Plan, regardless of when the land was acquired, in accordance with this section and the procedures described in part 151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), except that—</text> <paragraph id="H3F286245F8A1400CAAA4184813F340C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Indian Tribe shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86A7D6FDAD5C49CA87FA35D482FD84D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not be subject to the documentation requirements described in that part; but</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5BE6C527E8B340C792E7CB893FA29E9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure, in consultation with the Secretary, that sufficient information for the trust acquisition request is included in the Plan (or in subsequent materials); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H862D995D84E049F1819C41689ED4C646"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H289F648DCF3241828B956A2E76B3A354"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regardless of the actual location of the land, evaluate the trust acquisition request using the procedures for evaluating—</text>
<clause id="H21245E09119A4203A05B54BFF108E287"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an on-reservation acquisition pursuant to section 151.9(c) of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act); or</text></clause> <clause id="H4AC27D2CAF2E46939ACFEFE693B00DAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as applicable, an initial Indian acquisition pursuant to section 151.12(c) of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDFFA4325CC34E61AF1DCD1CED3BA054"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as applicable, evaluate the request using the environmental review process described in section 202; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H66610C4ED1694D52A692DCBC292CF674"><enum>(C)</enum><text>act on the request of an Indian Tribe in accordance with the timeframe for approving or denying a Plan under section 108.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8D6A1A135422400CB39C0A2857553838"><enum>204.</enum><header>Streamlined funding framework implementation</header>
<subsection id="HC3AD1DB2FF1B4F1EBACD6A75FEFA2847"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the applicable Indian Tribe, shall function as the lead Federal agency in developing and implementing the streamlined funding frameworks described in this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC3996BE7B6E849BEBED6A7C4A002405B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Streamlined funding framework</header> <paragraph id="H2313A98C38B84DBC83BBCF83F68EA879"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consultation with the applicable Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall develop a streamlined funding framework for each Plan that details how funding sources for the Federal programs integrated into the Plan will be transferred in an efficient manner to the Department for distribution to the Indian Tribe, consistent with the requirements of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66417046F73A4320B09E47037FA21F8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required information</header>
<subparagraph id="H23CAE058F5BC44109D92A550F2614FFF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each streamlined funding framework developed under paragraph (1) shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:</text> <clause id="H32D7A6DF6AC747F78A3FDC110505DCB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A list of, and roles and responsibilities for, all affected agencies with Federal programs integrated into a Plan.</text></clause>
<clause id="H8EA2F10D27CC47E182726B184AD4127D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A funding timetable establishing a comprehensive schedule of dates by which—</text> <subclause id="HCF5254CE6B7F45159FAEE047BA83E0F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>all funds are expected to be apportioned to the affected agencies; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4291AC3E114640158B02A5877F1E0921"><enum>(II)</enum><text>those funds shall be transferred to the Secretary and disbursed to the Indian Tribe, in accordance with the requirements of section 205.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFE3337F76514DB580A853D39B52091C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The information described in subparagraph (A) shall be updated by the Secretary not less frequently than once per year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE10E069B6B40495B85A2E2E716D85CD0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Affected agencies</header><text>To efficiently and effectively integrate funding from Federal programs according to a Plan, each affected agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <subparagraph id="H5845C7D828F14ED88F1DE848C44EB067"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prioritize the ease of use of Plan funds by Indian Tribes;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB1E8AA3CD3144F98A4C53D53FC5BE4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>formulate and implement administrative, policy, and procedural mechanisms to enable the affected agency to coordinate funding with the funding sources of other affected agencies; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H033F5550770F47D49D292C1A0935C15E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carry out the obligations of the affected agency with respect to a Plan under any other applicable Federal law concurrently, and in conjunction with, other affected agencies, unless the affected agency determines that doing so would impair the ability of the affected agency to carry out other statutory obligations of the affected agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HDF2EEC5DD9BA4980820E11FEEA385430"><enum>205.</enum><header>Transfer and distribution of funds</header>
<subsection id="H56BD43C30D7A4EF7970A5063BBA30CD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Responsibility</header><text>The Secretary shall be responsible for—</text> <paragraph id="H8BAB72912E994EDDB215B396D150E179"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the receipt of all funds covered by a Plan approved by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H097B40AB15D048D3AFCBFEAE65A5C36A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the distribution of those funds to the applicable Indian Tribe by not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary receives those funds from the affected agency.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H721F1680E7244B5DAD4D342B7CCBF0A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Set-Asides</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text>
<paragraph id="H7902F70549404A0B86B563236E4CDB37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an affected agency may establish and implement, for the purposes of carrying out this Act, a set-aside of funding for Indian Tribes from any Federal program the affected agency administers; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H28AA505904634380A72BBF8013FB4457"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount for a set-aside described in paragraph (1) shall be not less than 10 percent of the total appropriations made available for the applicable Federal program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC78E709DDD4045ADA298D4398EC20942"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date on which funds are apportioned to an affected agency to carry out a Federal program integrated into a Plan, the head of the affected agency that administers the Federal program integrated into the Plan shall transfer those funds, through a nonexpenditure transfer, to the Secretary for distribution to an Indian Tribe.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H04C5E112A9AF4274BEB4F067B9840096"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on request of an Indian Tribe, all funds distributed to the Indian Tribe in accordance with a Plan shall be distributed to the Indian Tribe pursuant to an existing contract, compact, or funding agreement entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H84570F99AF774EACBE1F0CE7134B5F3E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Emergency distribution of funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may, on request of an Indian Tribe, distribute limited funding on an interim basis before the date on which the Secretary approves a Plan under section 108.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HD3D0D37700A04F2B89EDA2035F2BA247"><enum>206.</enum><header>Administration of funds</header> <subsection id="H87DC979886A648D3B2E9838A5D18DEEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="HE51B8575F2AA45F193EB0BED9E684FC0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header> <subparagraph id="HF4FD7DD2B16D47F6943F89894E53BC69"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consolidation and reallocation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian Tribe may reallocate, reprogram, consolidate, or rebudget any funds transferred to the Indian Tribe pursuant to a Plan to further any purpose covered by the Plan and to best meet the needs of the Indian Tribe, without the need for additional Federal approval or a waiver under section 107.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1805BE098513454FBDA7242A3E38A81A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorized use of funds</header><text>Funds used to carry out a Plan shall be administered in such a manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure the funds are spent on services and activities carrying out the purposes authorized under the Plan.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4A424814DCA34839BA1814B3BAB292EF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section interferes with the ability of the Secretary to use accounting procedures that conform to generally accepted accounting principles, auditing procedures, and safeguarding of funds that conform to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/75">chapter 75</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Single Audit Act of 1984</quote>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB112D41A071343F2B8B07386B50D8BA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Separate records and audits not required</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including but not limited to regulations and circulars of any agency (including but not limited to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133)), an Indian Tribe that has in place a Plan approved under section 108 shall not be required to—</text> <subparagraph id="HA17B5240B0354F9E8D5C929F07679060"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain separate records that trace any service or activity conducted under the Plan to the Federal program for which the funds were initially authorized or transferred;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6DD8D1E9E594736B4212023CF06DFBE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocate expenditures among those Federal programs;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C16E42A0C9D42498711A167EB849953"><enum>(C)</enum><text>audit expenditures by the original source of the Federal program; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E8932C89BE947F1BE96B08F4C9148C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>report on or in accordance with any requirements associated with the underlying Federal program, where instead only 1 annual report on the Plan is required pursuant to the model report developed by the Secretary under section 201(b)(1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA8A0AAC6058A453E910C40CF9943D656"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Carryover</header> <paragraph id="HD911120559024CDDB1DADC8C683B61CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any funds transferred to an Indian Tribe under section 205(c) that are not obligated or expended prior to the beginning of the fiscal year after the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated shall remain available for obligation or expenditure, without fiscal year limitation, subject to the condition that the funds shall be obligated or expended in accordance with the Plan of the Indian Tribe.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1219F4D772704A4A9020E26E626D576C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No additional documentation</header><text>An Indian Tribe shall not be required to provide any additional justification or documentation of the purposes of a Plan as a condition of receiving or expending carryover funds described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7B19132079B04FDA8DA3E93BB60C194F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Indirect costs</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Indian Tribe shall be entitled to recover 100 percent of any indirect costs incurred by the Indian Tribe as a result of the transfer of funds to the Indian Tribe under section 205(c).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAEEF94EF82FE4C72B176484AF2B78093"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds transferred to an Indian Tribe under section 205(c) shall be treated as non-Federal funds for purposes of meeting matching requirements under any other Federal law.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBAFA4CD4A1EE48DD8053A392A5057D17"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Interest or other income</header><text>An Indian Tribe shall be entitled to retain interest earned on any funds transferred to the Indian Tribe under section 205(c) and that interest shall not diminish the amount of funds the Indian Tribe is authorized to receive under the Plan in the year the interest is earned (or in any subsequent fiscal year).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB85F54F238BF4CC4B12288F9DE4DE0E3"><enum>207.</enum><header>No reduction in amounts</header>
<subsection id="H4BEDC6F3AFA34B78B2E5C9C939464D05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In no case shall the amount of Federal funds available to an Indian Tribe that seeks to propose a Plan under section 106 be reduced as a result of the—</text> <paragraph id="H3ED1C06DDB3C4181982DD913E7E7532B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enactment of this Act; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD68C274301F24F7A9A1BC64E5694E8D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>approval or implementation of a Plan of the Indian Tribe.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD9A6D349255D43FD8888509F87E01126"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interaction with other laws</header><text>The integration of a Federal program into a Plan shall not—</text>
<paragraph id="H77993033AFC24AD4B0759DC4B33B9466"><enum>(1)</enum><text>modify, limit, or otherwise affect the eligibility of the Federal program for contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9E594F46D954BE498DB711F9D729E01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>eliminate the applicability of any provision of that Act, as the provision relates to a specific Federal program eligible for contracting under that Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H437DA31FEFFA4EAB848D39ABFF8E445D"><enum>208.</enum><header>Interdepartmental memorandum of agreement</header>
<subsection id="HC178C775DC9E4504A853BF5B9D6BB1AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Memorandum of agreement required</header>
<paragraph id="H9B15B6EDC70642DE801743F6A590A27A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs shall lead the Federal partners in negotiating and entering into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the implementation of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H11BD68D516624570A80BD3279227151C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribal consultation</header><text>In negotiating and entering to an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement under paragraph (1), the Department and the Federal partners shall consult with representatives of Indian Tribes.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD106773C1EC441C9BF172BB81C206440"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements and restrictions</header><text>The interdepartmental memorandum of agreement required under subsection (a)(1)—</text> <paragraph id="H8AED06D9134F42EB9CD7C47EC44ECB08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall include, but is not limited to, provisions relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H26658B71F20649A6998B9AA58C8F527B">
<enum>(A)</enum>
<text>interagency cooperation with respect to the procedures for approval of Plans by the Secretary under section 108 and the granting of waivers by affected agencies under section 107;</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFA53098630D4FFFB10902AB457DC0B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing a Tribal working group to advise the Federal partners on overall program management and implementation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDA0CB167F505474B938D451295994D99"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring an annual meeting between the Federal partners and the Tribal working group described in subparagraph (B); but</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CD676A53CA94C70AE0319D11B2547E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not—</text> <subparagraph id="H558AE928E5764E68B8FF623BC50A88C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>introduce additional criteria for Federal program eligibility;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB375C35FCB1E467B94F14D3F8558554C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limit the role of the Department as the lead Federal agency responsible for implementation of this Act; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6F9E9CD36A9F4C60A34E649F05A6BF00" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>restrict the role of the Secretary and the sole and exclusive decisionmaking authority of the Secretary for all Federal actions under this Act, unless otherwise provided in this Act, including but not limited to the sole and exclusive authority to determine whether a Federal program is eligible for integration into a Plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H32DE6A59D7424454ADA8856842825212"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">Chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Advisory Committee Act</quote>), shall not apply to the Tribal working group described in subsection (b)(1)(B) or any Federal agency coordinating with that Tribal working group.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H04167D7B44AC4C949C67A2D18072EE74"> <enum>(d)</enum> <header>Detail of Federal employees</header> <text>An employee of the Federal Government may be detailed to the Department for the purposes of carrying out this Act without reimbursement and without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text>
</subsection></section>
<section id="HBFD96C2D5EAF495CB6B474492048B993"><enum>209.</enum><header>Report required</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with affected agencies and representatives of Indian Tribes, shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the implementation of this Act.</text></section>