Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North
Dakota), the chairman of the Senate Indian
Affairs Committee, released a draft version of the Transportation Reauthorization of Indian Programs (TRIP) Act.
The bill reauthorizes Indian highway programs that are part of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act, a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). The law expired on September 30, 2009.
The draft lists proposed funding amounts for Indian highway programs. It authorizes self-determination agreements for tribes to manage transportation programs.
The bill is likely to be wrapped into a larger transportation measure that will be considered by Congress.
Draft Bill:
Transportation Reauthorization of Indian Programs
(March 2009)
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