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Appendix B
Glossary
(As applied within the context of this document)
23 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sections 202 - this is the law regarding allocation of Highway Trust Funds for the Federal Lands Highway Program including the IRR Program.
23 U.S.C. Sections 204 - this is the law regarding the administration of the Federal Lands Highway Program including the IRR Program.
25 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 170 - contains rules for the administration of the IRR Program by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
Allocations - an administrative distribution of funds from the Federal Highway Administration to the BIA.
Alternatives - a term used to identify different approaches to a given problem.
Annual Funding Agreement - is a negotiated annual written funding agreement between a Self-Governance Indian Tribal Government (ITG) and the Secretary of the Interior, authorizing the ITG to plan, conduct, consolidate, and administer programs, services, functions, and activities or portions thereof previously administered by the Department of the Interior through the BIA, and other programs for which appropriations are made available for the ITG through the Secretary of the Interior from agencies other than Department of the Interior (DOI).
Appropriation - authorization of funding expenditures from Congress.
Areawide Control Schedule - an accounting and project management tool that is developed from tribal Transportation Improvement Programs, tribal control schedules, and tribal priority lists to identify detailed project information for the expenditure of IRR funds for the current and next four fiscal years.
Audit - periodic investigation of financial statements and their relationships to planned or permitted expenditures.
Authorization - basic substantive legislation or that which empowers an agency to implement a particular program and also establishes an upper limit on the amount of funds that can be appropriated for that program
BIA Atlas Map - a series of maps which depict the IRR/BIA road system by reservation and jurisdictions.
BIA Classification of Roads - an identification of specific roads or trails that take into account current and future traffic generators, and relationships to connecting or adjacent BIA, State, county, Federal, and/or local roads.
BIA Area Certification Acceptance (CA)Plan - a plan prepared by a specific area office which delineates how it will meet certification acceptance requirements under 23 U.S.C., Section 117(a). {This section of law was deleted in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. CA is being replaced by Stewardship Agreements.}
BIA/FHWA Memorandum of Agreement - an agreement between the BIA and the FHWA which contains mutually agreeable roles and responsibilities for the administration of the IRR and Highway BridgeReplacement and Rehabilitation programs.
BIA Roads System - those existing and proposed roads for which the BIA has or plans to obtain legal right(s)-of-way. This includes only roads for which the BIA has the primary responsibility to construct, improve, and maintain. Any additions or deletions to this system must be supported by resolution from the ITG.
Bridge Management System - a systematic process that provides, analyzes, and summarizes bridge information for use in selecting and implementing cost-effective bridge construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance programs
Certification Acceptance (CA) - a procedure authorized by 23 U.S.C. 117(a) wherein the FHWA can delegate any of the 23 U.S.C. responsibilities for planning, design, and construction of projects, not on the Interstate System, to other qualified governmental entities. {This section of law was deleted in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
CA is being replaced by Stewardship Agreements. BIA area offices and ITGs may apply for Stewardship Agreements.}
Direct Service Tribes - ITGs that receive services directly from the BIA.
Direct Funding - funds transferred directly from the Secretary of the Interior to the ITG upon request for programs contracted or compacted under P.L. 93-638 as amended.
Emergency Preparedness Plan - a comprehensive plan which identifies potential emergencies and their impact on the community, and identifies operating procedures and actions to put in place during actual emergencies.
Federal Finance System (FFS) - a automated accounting system used by the DOI for tracking obligations and expenditures.
Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP) - established under 23 U.S.C., Section 144, to enable the several states to replace and rehabilitate highway bridges when it is determined that the bridge is unsafe because of structural deficiencies, physical deterioration, or functional obsolescence.
Highway Trust Funds - revenues generated from certain Federal user fees (e.g., excise taxes on motor fuel, rubber and heavy vehicles) that are reserved for highway construction, mass transportation, and related purposes.
Indian Lands - Indian reservation or Indian trust land or restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee title alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or Indian and Alaska Native villages, group, or communities in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable to Indians.
(Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) - public roads that are located within or provide access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land or restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee title alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or Indian and Alaska Native villages, group, or communities in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable to Indians. Roads on the BIA Road System are also IRR roads.
IRR Inventory - an inventory of roads which meet the following criteria: a) public roads strictly within reservation boundaries, b) public roads that provide access to lands, to groups, villages, and communities inwhich the majority of residences are Indian, c) public roads that serve Indian lands not within reservation boundaries, and d) public roads that serve recognized Indian groups, villages, and isolated communities not located within a reservation.
IRR Program Stewardship Plan - the plan which details the roles and responsibilities of the BIA, FHWA and ITGs in the administration and operation of the IRR Program.
IRR Road/Bridge Inventory - an inventory of BIA owned IRR and bridges.
IRR Transportation Planning Funds - funds provided under 23 U.S.C., Section 204 (j), for transportation planning by ITGs.
IRR TIP - a multi-year listing of road improvement projects programmed for construction by a BIA area office, with IRR Program funds, for the next 3-5 years. A separate IRR TIP is prepared for each State within the area office's jurisdiction.
Indian Tribe - means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. 479a.
Indian Tribal Government (ITG) -Duly formed governing body of an Indian Tribe.
Intermodal - the ability to connect, and make connections between the various modes of transportation, including but not limited to, automobile, motorcycle, truck, bus, train, plane, bicycle, pedestrian, boat, and ship.
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 -(ISTEA) P.L. 102-240 - a legislative act by the Congress that restructured Federal transportation programs. The ISTEA authorized increased levels of highway and transportation funding and an increased role for planning in funding decisions. The Act also requires comprehensive regional and statewide long-term transportation plans, and places an increased emphasis on public participation and transportation alternatives.
Land Use Plan - a plan which establishes strategies for the use of land to meet identified community needs.
Level of Service - is the measurement of a roadway's or intersection's ability to move traffic in an efficient manner.
Local Technical Assistance Program Center - these Centers are responsible for providing transportation assistance to State and local governments that includes, but is not limited to, circuit rider programs, providing training on intergovernmental transportation planning and project selection, and tourism recreation travel.
Long-Range Transportation Plan - a plan which establishes strategies for transportation improvements to meet identified community needs.
Management Systems - a systematic process, designed to assist decisionmakers in selecting cost-effective strategies/actions to improve the efficiency and safety of, and protect the investment in, the nation's transportation infrastructure.
Memorandum of Agreement and/or Understanding - an agreement between or among two or more entities which defines roles, responsibilities, funding and reporting requirements as well as deliverables.
Metropolitan Planning Area - the geographic area in which the metropolitan transportation planning process required by 23 U.S.C. must be carried out.
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) - the forum for cooperative transportation decisionmaking for the metropolitan planning area.
Model Contract -standard form contract pursuant to P.L. 93-638, Section 108( c ), as amended.
National Scenic Byways Program - a program that designates as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads those highways that exemplify scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, archeological, and/or natural qualities.
Native American Local Technical Assistance Programs - primarily responsible for transportation related technology transfer to Native Americans through Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Centers.
Notice of Funding Availability - written notice to the respective area tribes that the BIA area office has received contractible program funds.
Pavement Management System - a systematic process that provides, analyzes, and summarizes pavement information for use in selecting and implementing cost-effective pavement construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance programs. Pavement includes all road surface types including paved, gravel, and improved or unimproved earth.
P.L. 93-638 - Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as amended - the response by Congress, in recognition of the unique obligation of the United States, to the strong expression of the Indian people for self-determination, assuring maximum Indian participation in the direction of education as well as other Federal services for Indian communities so as to render such programs and services more responsive to the needs and desires of Indian communities.
Public Meeting or Hearing - a public gathering for the express purpose of informing and soliciting input from interested individuals regarding transportation issues.
Relative Need Formula - an allocation formula used by BIADOT to distribute construction funds to the 12 BIA area offices.
Regional Planning Organization (RPO) - an organization that performs planning for multi-jurisdictional areas. MPOs, regional councils, economic development associations, rural transportation associations are examples of RPOs.
Regionally Significant Project - a project that is on a facility which serves regional transportation needs.
Safety Management System - a systematic process that has the goal of reducing the number and severity of transportation related accidents by ensuring that all opportunities to improve safety are identified, considered and implemented as appropriate.
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) - a staged multi-year, statewide, intermodal program of transportation projects which is consistent with the Statewide transportation plan and planning processes.
Sub-Allocation - an administrative distribution of funds from BIA Central Office down to the BIA area.
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century P.L. 105-178 & P.L. 105-206 - a legislative act by the Congress that extended existing Federal transportation programs with increased funding.
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - means a staged, multi-year, intermodal program of transportation projects which is consistent with the statewide and metropolitan transportation plans.
Tribal Control Schedule - the implementing document for the Tribal TIP. The ITG may elect to develop the tribal control schedule under Self-Governance compact or Indian Self-Determination contract. The tribal control schedule is an accounting and project management tool that is developed from the tribal TIP. It contains detailed project and tasks information for all projects identified in the tribal TIP. Project information is included in the areawide control schedule without changing the total dollar amounts.
Tribal Lands - land held in trust for Indian people, restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee title alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, and fee lands owned by tribal governments.
Tribal Priority List - a list of transportation projects which the ITG considers a high priority.
Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) Center - these centers are responsible for providing transportation assistance to native Americans that includes, but is not limited to, circuit rider programs, providing training on intergovernmental transportation planning and project selection, and tourism recreation travel.
Tribal TIP - a multi-year, financially constrained, list of proposed transportation projects to be implemented within or providing access to Indian country during the next 3-5 years. It is developed from the tribal priority list.
Last updated August 26, 1999
