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INDIAN HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM
Native American/Alaskan ProgramHighway Safety Act of 1966, U.S.C. Title 23, Section 402, provides for U.S. DOT funding to assist Indian Tribes in implementing Highway Safety Projects
Section 402 provides that American Indian Tribes be identified for purposes of administering highway safety programs in Indian Country, as a “State”
Congress designated Secretary of Interior as Governor of the Indian State. Governor designates Governor’s Representative
Charles Addington, Deputy Associate Director of BIA OJS serves as Governor’s Representative of the “Indian State”
NHTSA
Established 1970
Develops and Enforces Safety Performance Standards
Provides Grants for Highway Safety Programs (IHSP)
Safety Research Projects
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ)
NHTSA Native American Program
BIA Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) is the program charged with meeting highway safety needs of all federally recognized Tribes
BIA IHSP follows 402 rules and regulations
NHTSA Region 6 Office – Fort Worth, Texas
Region 6 RPM – Kenneth Copeland
IHSP FundingIHSP receives formula funding as do the other States and U.S. Territories
IHSP receives 2% of total 402 apportionment – MAP-21 - $4.6 million dollars
P&A funds limited to 5% of obligation.
Approximately $247,000
Cooperation RequiredMany Partners working together: FHWA, NHTSA, BIA, IHS, CDC
Many funding sources for many similar programs
Need the Data
What I’ve LearnedThe Native American/Alaskan Native program is complicated
Tribal employees are good people trying to do a hard job in often difficult situations
Everyone working together is required
NHTSA Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Highway Safety Program
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