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25 U.S.C. § 3905 — Contract authority

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25 U.S.C. § 3905 — Contract authority

**(a) Authority of Director** To the maximum extent feasible, the Director shall carry out duties under this chapter through contracts, compacts, or memoranda of agreement with Indian tribal governments or Alaska Native entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ([25 U.S.C. 450](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section450&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.),11 See References in Text note below. [section 2004a of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2004a&num=0&edition=prelim), or [section 1632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1632&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Cooperative agreements** The Director is authorized, for purposes of carrying out the duties of the Director under this chapter, to contract with or enter into such cooperative agreements with such other Federal agencies as is considered necessary to provide cost-sharing for closure and postclosure activities, to obtain necessary technical and financial assistance and expertise, and for such other purposes as the Director considers necessary.

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**(a) Authority of Director** To the maximum extent feasible, the Director shall carry out duties under this chapter through contracts, compacts, or memoranda of agreement with Indian tribal governments or Alaska Native entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ([25 U.S.C. 450](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section450&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.),11 See References in Text note below. [section 2004a of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2004a&num=0&edition=prelim), or [section 1632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1632&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Cooperative agreements** The Director is authorized, for purposes of carrying out the duties of the Director under this chapter, to contract with or enter into such cooperative agreements with such other Federal agencies as is considered necessary to provide cost-sharing for closure and postclosure activities, to obtain necessary technical and financial assistance and expertise, and for such other purposes as the Director considers necessary.

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25 U.S.C. § 5301 — Application of other sections of this chapter

**(a) Mandatory application** All provisions of sections 5305(b), 5306, 5307, 5321(c) and (d), 5323, 5324(k) and (l), 5325(a) through (k), and 5332 of this title and section 314 of Public Law 101–512 (coverage under chapter 171 of title 28, commonly known as the “Federal Tort Claims Act”), to the extent not in conflict with this subchapter, shall apply to compacts and funding agreements authorized by this subchapter. **(b) Discretionary application** At the request of a participating Indian tribe, any other provision of subchapter I of this chapter, to the extent such provision is not in conflict with this subchapter, shall be made a part of a funding agreement or compact entered into under this subchapter. The Secretary is obligated to include such provision at the option of the participating Indian tribe or tribes. If such provision is incorporated it shall have the same force and effect as if it were set out in full in this subchapter. In the event an Indian tribe requests such incorporation at the negotiation stage of a compact or funding agreement, such incorporation shall be deemed effective immediately and shall control the negotiation and resulting compact and funding agreement.

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42 U.S.C. § 2004a — Sanitation facilities

**(a) Powers of Surgeon General** In carrying out his functions under this subchapter with respect to the provision of sanitation facilities and services, the Surgeon General is authorized— (1) to construct, improve, extend, or otherwise provide and maintain, by contract or otherwise, essential sanitation facilities, including domestic and community water supplies and facilities, drainage facilities, and sewage- and waste-disposal facilities, together with necessary appurtenances and fixtures, for Indian homes, communities, and lands; (2) to acquire lands, or rights or interests therein, including sites, rights-of-way, and easements, and to acquire rights to the use of water, by purchase, lease, gift, exchange, or otherwise, when necessary for the purposes of this section, except that no lands or rights or interests therein may be acquired from an Indian tribe, band, group, community, or individual other than by gift or for nominal consideration, if the facility for which such lands or rights or interests therein are acquired is for the exclusive benefit of such tribe, band, group, community, or individual, respectively; (3) to make such arrangements and agreements with appropriate public authorities and nonprofit organizations or agencies and with the Indians to be served by such sanitation facilities (and any other person so served) regarding contributions toward the construction, improvement, extension and provision thereof, and responsibilities for maintenance thereof, as in his judgment are equitable and will best assure the future maintenance of facilities in an effective and operating condition; and (4) to transfer any facilities provided under this section, together with appurtenant interests in land, with or without a money consideration, and under such ter

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25 U.S.C. § 450 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 458aaa–18 was editorially reclassified as [section 5399 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5399&num=0&edition=prelim).

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25 U.S.C. § 1632 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 94–437, title IV, § 404, as added Pub. L. 96–537, § 6, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3176, which related to grants to and contracts with tribal organizations, was transferred to [section 1644 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1644&num=0&edition=prelim).

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25 U.S.C. § 3905 — Contract authority

Page 622 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 3903 1 See References in Text note below. § 3903. Inventory of open dumps (a) Study and inventory Not later than 12 months after October 22, 1994, the Director shall conduct a study and in- ventory of open dumps on Indian lands and Alas- ka Native lands. The inventory shall list the ge- ographic location of all open dumps, an evalua- tion of the contents of each dump, and an assess- ment of the relative severity of the threat to public health and the environment posed by each dump. Such assessment shall be carried out cooperatively with the Administrator of the En- vironmental Protection Agency. The Director shall obtain the concurrence of the Adminis- trator in the determination of relative severity made by any such assessment. (b) Annual reports Upon completion of the study and inventory under subsection (a), the Director shall report to the Congress, and update such report annually— (1) the current priority of Indian and Alaska Native solid waste deficiencies, (2) the methodology of determining the pri- ority listing, (3) the level of funding needed to effectively close or bring into compliance all open dumps on Indian lands or Alaska Native lands, and (4) the progress made in addressing Indian and Alaska Native solid waste deficiencies. (c) 10-year plan The Director shall develop and begin imple- mentation of a 10-year plan to address solid waste disposal needs on Indian lands and Alaska Native lands. This 10-year plan shall identify— (1) the level of funding needed to effectively close or bring into compliance with applicable Federal standards any open dumps located on Indian lands and Alaska Native lands; and (2) the level of funding needed to develop comprehensive solid waste management plans for every Ind

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25 U.S.C. § 450 — Transferred

Page 141 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 450f Section was formerly classified to section 93 of Title 45, Railroads. § 443c. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 443c was editorially reclassified as section 1684 of this title. § 443d. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 443d was editorially reclassified as section 1685 of this title. §§ 444 to 449. Repealed. Aug. 5, 1954, ch. 658, § 5, 68 Stat. 675 Sections, act Apr. 3, 1952, ch. 129, §§ 1–6, 66 Stat. 35, re- lated to Indian hospital services and facilities. See sec- tion 2001 et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel- fare. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective July 1, 1959, see section 6 of act Aug. 5, 1954, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2001 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. SUBCHAPTER II—INDIAN SELF-DETER- MINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE § 450. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 450 was editorially reclassified as section 5301 of this title. § 450a. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 450a was editorially reclassified as section 5302 of this title. § 450a–1. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 450a–1 was editorially reclassified as section 5303 of this title. § 450b. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 450b was editorially reclassified as section 5304 of this title. § 450c. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 450c was editorially reclassified as section 5305 of this title. § 450d. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 450d was editorially reclassified as section 5306 of this title. § 450e. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 450e was editorially reclassified as section 5307 of this title. § 4

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