SAFETEA-LU IRR Program Changes
- Tribes meeting eligibility requirements have the option of entering into Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program agreements directly with FHWA for their respective share of IRR Program funding.
- Tribes and States may enter into road maintenance agreements for which the Tribes assume the maintenance responsibility for the State on Indian Reservation Roads.
- New IRR Bridge funding category that authorizes $14,000,000 per year from FY05 — FY09 for planning, design, and construction of bridges.
- Approval of road and bridge construction plans, specifications, and estimates (PS & Es) by a Tribal government if it provides assurance in the contract or agreement that the construction will meet or exceed applicable health and safety standards.
- Completion of a comprehensive national IRR inventory of eligible transportation facilities and report to Congress by November 2007.
- Tribes may use up to 25% of their tribal share of IRR Program funds for maintenance activities.