Skip to main content

Tribal Transportation Programs (2007) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 33-35

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 33...
... 33 Tribal transportation programs are not a well-studied subject. This synthesis report is itself the first major TRB study in its field.
From page 34...
... various types, especially as tribes attempt to use recently instituted SAFETEA-LU programs to upgrade their facilities. Despite the challenges faced by tribal transportation programs, many tribes have been innovative in addressing them.
From page 35...
... 35 available for building a tribal transportation department can include: • Use of IRR funds; • Use of BIA road maintenance funds; • Use of tribal general funds; • Tribal Priority Allocation; • Tribal permits and license fees; • Federal, state, private, and local transportation grants; • Tribal employment rights ordinance fees; and • Capacity-building grants from the Administration for Native Americans and other organizations. As always, various sources of money may have limitations in terms of the precise uses for which they may be employed.

Key Terms



This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More information on Chapter Skim is available.