25 U.S.C. § 3109 : US Code - Section 3109: Indian forest land assistance account

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3109 : US Code - Section 3109: Indian forest land assistance account

(a) Establishment
At the request of an Indian tribe, the Secretary may establish a
special Indian forest land assistance account within the tribe's
trust fund account to fund the Indian forest land management
activities of such tribe.
(b) Deposits and expenditures
(1) The Secretary may deposit into the Indian forest land
assistance account established pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section any funds received by the Secretary or in the Secretary's
possession from -
(A) non-Federal sources, if such funds are related to
activities on or for the Indian forest lands of such tribe's
reservation,
(B) donations and contributions,
(C) unobligated forestry appropriations for the benefit of such
Indian tribe, and
(D) user fees or other funds transferred under Federal
interagency agreements if otherwise authorized by Federal law
and, if such funds are related to activities on or for the Indian
forest lands of such tribe's reservation.
Funds deposited in such account shall be for the purpose of
conducting forest land management activities on the Indian forest
lands of such tribe.
(2) Funds in the Indian forest land assistance account and any
interest or other income earned thereon shall remain available
until expended and shall not be available to otherwise offset
Federal appropriations for meeting the Federal responsibility for
management of Indian forest lands.
(c) Audits
At the request of an Indian tribe or upon the Secretary's own
volition, the Secretary may conduct audits of the Indian forest
land assistance account and shall publish the results of such
audit.