25 U.S.C. § 3110 : US Code - Section 3110: Tribal forestry programs

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3110 : US Code - Section 3110: Tribal forestry programs

(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish within the Bureau of Indian Affairs
a program to provide financial support to forestry programs
established by an Indian tribe.
(b) Support allocation formula; criteria
(1) The Secretary, with the participation of Indian tribes with
Indian forest lands, shall establish, and promulgate by
regulations, a formula -
(A) for the determination of Indian tribes eligible for such
support,
(B) for the provision of levels of assistance for the forestry
programs of such tribes, and
(C) the allocation of base support funds to such tribes under
the program established pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section.
(2) The formula established pursuant to this subsection shall
provide funding necessary to support -
(A) one professional forester, including fringe benefits and
support costs, for each eligible tribe, and
(B) one additional professional forester or forest technician,
including fringe benefits and support costs, for each level of
assistance for which an eligible Indian tribe qualifies.
(3) In any fiscal year that appropriations are not sufficient to
fully fund tribal forestry programs at each level of assistance
under the formula required to be established in this section,
available funds for each level of assistance shall be evenly
divided among the tribes qualifying for that level of assistance.