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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

99 STAT. 1236

PUBLIC LAW 99-190—DEC. 19, 1985 CONSTRUCTION

98 Stat. 3157.

42 USC 4321 note.

For construction, major repair and improvement of irrigation and power systems, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands and interests in lands; preparation of lands for farming; and construction, repair, and improvement of Indian housing, $101,054,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no funds shall be expended for land acquisition on behalf of the Covelo Indian Community until the Community has sufficient non-Federal funds, which when combined with the Federal funds, will complete the land acquisition: Provided further. That such amount includes $22,000,000 for use by the Secretary to construct homes and related facilities for the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission in lieu of construction by the Commission under section 15(d)(3) of the Act of December 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 1719; 25 U.S.C. 640d-14(d)(3)), and to ensure that a priority for the use of these funds is given to Navajo families who are actual, physical residents of the Hopi Partitioned Lands on the date of enactment hereof, and to expedite relocations and construction under this proviso (1) with respect to any lands acquired pursuant to section 11(a) of the Act of December 22, 1974 (25 U.S.C. 640d-10(a)). the Secretary shall not be required to enter into contracts under section 102 of the Indian Self-Determination Act (88 Stat. 2206; 25 U.S.C. 450f) in carrying out this proviso, (2) the Secretary's authority under section 106(a) of the Indian Self-Determination Act (88 Stat. 2210; 25 U.S.C. 450j(a)) shall apply for contracts for construction under this proviso without regard to the status of the contractors with respect to any lands acquired pursuant to section 11(a) of the Act of December 22, 1974 (25 U.S.C. 640d-10(a)), (3) the Secretary may carry out construction and lease approvals or executions under this proviso without regard to the Commission's regulations and under such administrative procedures as the Secretary may adopt without regard to the rulemaking requirements of any law, executive order, or regulation, (4) an action under this proviso is not a major Federal action for the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and (5) after January 1, 1986, the Secretary may issue leases and rights-of-way for housing and related facilities to be constructed on the lands which are subject to section 11(h) of the Act of December 22, 1974, as amended (25 U.S.C. 640d10(h)). ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Not to exceed 5 per centum of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover roads program management costs and construction supervision costs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Provided, That $3,200,000 of the contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund for road construction to serve the Navajo Reservation shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior for road construction projects to serve land transferred or acquired under the Act of December 22, 1974, as amended (88 Stat. 1712; 25 U.S.C. 640d et seq.): Provided further, That the foregoing shall not alter the amount of funds or contract authority that would otherwise be available for road construction to serve any Indian reservation or land other than the Navajo reservation.