25 U.S.C. § 3904 : US Code - Section 3904: Authority of Director of Indian Health Service

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3904 : US Code - Section 3904: Authority of Director of Indian Health Service

(a) Reservation inventory
(1) Upon request by an Indian tribal government or Alaska Native
entity, the Director shall -
(A) conduct an inventory and evaluation of the contents of open
dumps on the Indian lands or Alaska Native lands which are
subject to the authority of the Indian tribal government or
Alaska Native entity;
(B) determine the relative severity of the threat to public
health and the environment posed by each dump based on
information available to the Director and the Indian tribal
government or Alaska Native entity unless the Director, in
consultation with the Indian tribal government or Alaska Native
entity, determines that additional actions such as soil testing
or water monitoring would be appropriate in the circumstances;
and
(C) develop cost estimates for the closure and postclosure
maintenance of such dumps.
(2) The inventory and evaluation authorized under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be carried out cooperatively with the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency. The Director shall obtain the
concurrence of the Administrator in the determination of relative
severity made under paragraph (1)(B).
(b) Assistance
Upon completion of the activities required to be performed
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Director shall,
subject to subsection (c) of this section, provide financial and
technical assistance to the Indian tribal government or Alaska
Native entity to carry out the activities necessary to -
(1) close such dumps; and
(2) provide for postclosure maintenance of such dumps.
(c) Conditions
All assistance provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section shall be made available on a site-specific basis in
accordance with priorities developed by the Director. Priorities on
specific Indian lands or Alaska Native lands shall be developed in
consultation with the Indian tribal government or Alaska Native
entity. The priorities shall take into account the relative
severity of the threat to public health and the environment posed
by each open dump and the availability of funds necessary for
closure and postclosure maintenance.