25 U.S.C. § 4305 : US Code - Section 4305: Intertribal tourism demonstration projects

Search 25 U.S.C. § 4305 : US Code - Section 4305: Intertribal tourism demonstration projects

(a) Program to conduct tourism projects
(1) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall conduct a
Native American tourism program to facilitate the development and
conduct of tourism demonstration projects by Indian tribes, on a
tribal, intertribal, or regional basis.
(2) Demonstration projects
(A) In general
Under the program established under this section, in order to
assist in the development and promotion of tourism on and in
the vicinity of Indian lands, the Secretary, acting through the
Director, shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Rural Development, assist eligible entities in
the planning, development, and implementation of tourism
development demonstration projects that meet the criteria
described in subparagraph (B).
(B) Projects described
In selecting tourism development demonstration projects under
this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall
select projects that have the potential to increase travel and
tourism revenues by attracting visitors to Indian lands and
lands in the vicinity of Indian lands, including projects that
provide for -
(i) the development and distribution of educational and
promotional materials pertaining to attractions located on
and near Indian lands;
(ii) the development of educational resources to assist in
private and public tourism development on and in the vicinity
of Indian lands; and
(iii) the coordination of tourism-related joint ventures
and cooperative efforts between eligible entities and
appropriate State and local governments that have
jurisdiction over areas in the vicinity of Indian lands.
(3) Grants
To carry out the program under this section, the Secretary,
acting through the Director, may award grants or enter into other
appropriate arrangements with Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, intertribal consortia, or other tribal entities
that the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, determines
to be appropriate.
(4) Locations
In providing for tourism development demonstration projects
under the program under this section, the Secretary, acting
through the Director, shall provide for a demonstration project
to be conducted -
(A) for Indians of the Four Corners area located in the area
adjacent to the border between Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New
Mexico;
(B) for Indians of the northwestern area that is commonly
known as the Great Northwest (as determined by the Secretary);
(C) for the Oklahoma Indians in Oklahoma;
(D) for the Indians of the Great Plains area (as determined
by the Secretary); and
(E) for Alaska Natives in Alaska.
(b) Assistance
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall provide
financial assistance, technical assistance, and administrative
services to participants that the Secretary, acting through the
Director, selects to carry out a tourism development project under
this section, with respect to -
(1) feasibility studies conducted as part of that project;
(2) market analyses;
(3) participation in tourism and trade missions; and
(4) any other activity that the Secretary, in consultation with
the Director, determines to be appropriate to carry out this
section.
(c) Infrastructure development
The demonstration projects conducted under this section shall
include provisions to facilitate the development and financing of
infrastructure, including the development of Indian reservation
roads in a manner consistent with title 23.