Picuris Pueblo

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History of funding of the Indian Reservation
Roads Program (IRR)

• The IRR Program was established on May 26, 1928,
  by Pub. L. 520, 25 U.S.C. 318(a).
• It authorized the Secretary of Agriculture (which
  had responsibility for Federal roads at the time)
  to cooperate with state highway agencies and DOI
  to survey, construct, reconstruct, and maintain
  Indian reservation roads serving Indian lands.

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History of funding of the Indian Reservation
Roads Program (IRR)

• In 1982, under the Surface Transportation
  Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA), Pub. L. 97-424,
  Congress created the Federal Lands Highway
  Program (FLHP).
• This coordinated program addresses access needs
  to and within Indian and other Federal lands.
  The IRR Program is a funding category of this
  program.

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History of funding for IRR
Highway Bills

• Intermodal Surface Transportation Equity Act
  (ISTEA)
• Tenure 92-97
• Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
  (TEA-21), Public Law 105-178
• Tenure 98-2003

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SAFETEA-LUSafe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act A Legacy
for Users
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SAFETEA-LU

• Final Rule was published July 19, 2004.
• Effective date (original) was October 1, 2004.
• Effective date revised November 13, 2004.

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What is the Indian Reservation Roads Program?

• The Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Program is a
  part of the Federal Lands Highway Program
  established in 23 U.S.C. 204 to address
  transportation needs of tribes.

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What is a Indian Reservation Roads Road?

• The Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) system
  includes tribally-owned public roads as well as
  state and county-owned roads.

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What is the Purpose of the Indian Reservation
Roads Program?

• The purpose of the IRR Program is to provide safe
  and adequate transportation and public road
  access to and within Indian reservations, Indian
  lands, and communities for Indians and Alaska
  Natives, visitors, recreational users, resource
  users, and others, while contributing to economic
  development.

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SAFETEA-LU

• Tribal Shares Program (2005)

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What are the challenges with a tribal share
program?

• Our office needs the permission of each tribe via
  tribal resolution to expend the tribes funds.
• In a given year 14 out of our 25 tribes change
  leadership.
• New leadership new directions and priorities.
• Re-education of the road program to the
  individual tribes.

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How is the IRR program administered?

• 12 Regional offices
• There are 562 federally recognized tribes
• Large tribes (Land and Population)
• Small tribes

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Southwest Regional Office

• 9 Agencies
• 25 Tribal entities
• Approximately 5 Million acres
• 3 States
• Approximately 5,400 road miles

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How is funding distributed?

• BIA allocate and distribute tribal funds pro rata
  according to the tribes relative need percentage
  from the Relative Need Distribution Factor
  (RNDF).

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What is the Relative Need Distribution Factor
(RNDF)?

• The Relative Need Distribution Factor (RNDF) is a
  mathematical formula used for distributing the
  IRR Program construction funds. The RNDF is
  derived from a combination of cost to construct,
  vehicle miles traveled, and population.

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RNDF

• RNDF 50 (CTC) 30 (VMT) 20 (POP)

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RNDF

• RNDF 50(CTC)30(VMT)20(POP)
• CTC Cost to Construct (How much it cost to bring
  an existing section of road way to an adequate
  design standard.)
• VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled (per section) the
  ADT (average daily traffic count.)
• POP NAHASDA data (service area)

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RIFDS

• Road Inventory Field Data System
• Computerized program that allows the tribes to
  enter road data into a national inventory data
  base for all Indian Reservation Roads.

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Funding and Inventory are Connected

• Inventory drives funding allocations to
  reservations
• Inventory updates are essential to accurately
  represent funding needs for tribes and
  reservations
• Updates to inventory do not always generate
  increases in funding
• The fund distribution to a tribe or reservation
  is relative to all other tribes and reservations

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Two Pots of Money

• Highway Trust Funds
• Construction
• Maintenance
• Bridge
• 23 USC 204(j)

• Tribal Priority Allocation (TPA)
• Maintenance

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What regulations pertain to the IRR Program?

• SAFETEA-LU Pub. L. 109-59 (119 STAT1144)
• 25 CFR Part 170 Indian Reservation Roads Program
  Final Rule
• 23 U.S.C.
• Public Law 93-638

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Tribal Transportation Project
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What preparation is needed to begin a project?

• Tribal decision to spend their construction funds
  on a project
• Is project on the tribes Long Range
  Transportation Plan (LRTP)?
• Is the Route on the tribal inventory?

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Why is Planning so Important?

• Projects need to be in the IRR Inventory in order
  to be placed on a IRR Transportation Improvement
  Program (TIP).
• IRR Inventory (sections) is tied to Control
  Schedule/ TIP

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What is the process followed to build a
construction project?
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)


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170.400 Purpose of the LRTP

• Clearly demonstrate a tribes transportation
  needs
• Future land use
• Economic development
• Traffic Demand
• Public Safety
• Health and social needs

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Long Range Transportation Plan

• 170.410 b) Planning should be 20 years to
  match state transportation planning horizons.
• Short Term 5 years
• Mid Term 10 years
• Long Term 20 years

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170.414 How is the tribal Long Range
Transportation Plan used and updated?

• Tribe should review the document yearly.
• Tribal priorities are taken directly from this
  document.
• Should be update every 5 years.
• Must include public involvement.

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170.423 How are projects placed on the IRRTIP?

• In consultation with the tribes, the BIA selects
  projects from the TTIP for inclusion on the
  IRRTIP.

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What if a tribe does not earn enough funding for
a project?

• Enter a consortium of tribes and delegate
  authority to the consortium to develop a TTIP.
• Enter into agreement with other tribes
• Apply for IRRHPP
• Seek flexible financing

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170.425 a) How does the BIA update the IRRTIP?

• During the first quarter of the fiscal year each
  BIA Regional Office notifies tribes of the update
  and provides projected IRR Program funding
  amounts and a copy of the previous years
  regional IRRTIP.

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170.425 b) How does the BIA update the IRRTIP?

• The tribe reviews any new transportation planning
  information, priority list, and TTIP and forwards
  an updated TTIP to BIA Regional Office on or
  before July 15.

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Control Schedule

• Projects for the next three years.

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Control Schedule

• Need to verify the amount of money each tribe has
  for construction.

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Control Schedule

• Need to verify the amount of money each tribe has
  for construction.
• Past year expenses.

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Control Schedule

• Need to verify the amount of money each tribe has
  for construction.
• Past year expenses.
• Need Tribal priorities. (Changes in Tribal
  Government).

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Control Schedule

• Routes are placed on control schedule at the
  section level. (Important for routes to be
  sectioned correctly.)
• The control schedule is a planning tool.

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170.442 What is the IRR Inventory?

• a) The IRR Inventory is a comprehensive database
  of all transportation facilities eligible for IRR
  Program funding by tribe, reservation, BIA agency
  and region, Congressional district, State, and
  county. Other specific information collected and
  maintained under the IRR Program includes
  classification, route number, bridge number,
  current and future traffic volumes, maintenance
  responsibility, and ownership.

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170.442 What is the IRR Inventory?

• B) Elements of the inventory are used in the
  Relative Need Distribution Factor. BIA or tribes
  can also use the inventory to assist in
  transportation and project planning, justify
  expenditures, identify transportation needs,
  maintain existing IRR transportation facilities,
  and develop management systems.

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How Do You Get a Route on the Inventory?
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• Long Range Transportation Plan
• (LRTP)

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• Long Range Transportation Plan
• (LRTP)

Tribal Priority List
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• Long Range Transportation Plan
• (LRTP)

Tribal Priority List
Tribal Transportation Improvement Plan (TTIP)
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• Long Range Transportation Plan
• (LRTP)

Tribal Priority List
Tribal Transportation Improvement Plan (TTIP)
Indian Reservation Roads Transportation
Improvement Plan (IRRTIP)
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• Long Range Transportation Plan
• (LRTP)

Road Inventory update
Tribal Priority List
Tribal Transportation Improvement Plan (TTIP)
Indian Reservation Roads Transportation
Improvement Plan (IRRTIP)
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• Road Inventory Update
• (Per Section)

Tribal Resolution
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Tribal Resolution
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• Road Inventory Update

Tribal Resolution
Strip Map
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Strip Map
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STRIP MAP
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• Road Inventory Update
• (Per Section)

Tribal Resolution
Strip Map
RIFDS Data Sheet (old 5704 sheet)
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RIFDS Data Sheet
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• Road Inventory Update
• (Per Section)

Tribal Resolution
Strip Map
RIFDS Data Sheet (old 5704 sheet)
Narrative
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Route Narrative
BIA Route 0320 Section 010 - .5 020 - .1 030 -
.1 040 - .1 050 - .1 060 - .1 070 - .3 080 -
.2 090 - .3 Total 1.8 miles Location The
Pueblo of Pojoaque has identified this road to be
placed I the Inventory as a BIA route and owns
the right0of0way. The road is located near the
Cities of Gold Rd. and is 1.8 miles in length.
The route is within the Pueblo of Pojoaque
Reservation Boundary located in Santa Fe County,
New Mexico. Road Condition The surface width
varies from 20 feet to 36 feet with the shoulder
width varying from 2 to 40 feet. The surface is
Bituminous mat 2 thick or more (Surface Type 6).
Although the Tribe currently maintains the
roadway, the Tribe requests that the BIA oversee
the maintenance for this road. The terrain is
fairly flat with two gradual curves. Service
This road provides access to numerous businesses
and is the sole means of access to many mobile
homes.
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• Road Inventory Update
• (Per Section)

Tribal Resolution
Strip Map
RIFDS Data Sheet (old 5704 sheet)
Narrative (optional)
Centerline photo (optional)
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Centerline Photo
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• Road Inventory Update
• (Per Section)

Tribal Resolution
Strip Map
RIFDS Data Sheet (old 5704 sheet)
Narrative (optional)
Centerline photo (optional)
Profile photo (Bridge) (optional)
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Bridge profile
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• Road Inventory Update

Tribal Resolution
Strip Map
RIFDS Data Sheet (old 5704 sheet)
Narrative (optional)
Centerline photo (optional)
Profile photo (Bridge) (optional)
Route Description (LRTP)
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• Time Frames

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• Time Frames

November 1
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• Time Frames

Inventory
November 1
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• Time Frames

Inventory
November 1
Approved TTIP
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• Time Frames

November 1
March 15
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• Time Frames

November 1
Resolution
March 15
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• Time Frames

November 1
Resolution
March 15
Strip map
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• Time Frames

November 1
March 15
May 15
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• Time Frames

November 1
March 15
Changes and omissions to tribes
May 15
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• Time Frames

November 1
March 15
May 15
June 15
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• Time Frames

November 1
March 15
May 15
Deadline for tribes to resubmit
June 15
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Why is this important to those outside the Bureau
of Indian Affairs?

• Three (3) years ago 95 of our tribes where
  direct service tribes.
• Last year 95 of our tribes opted to PL 93-638
  (contract) their own projects.
• May include non-IRR projects for inclusion into
  the State Transportation Improvement Program
  (STIP). (Matching funds.)

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Why is this important to those outside the Bureau
of Indian Affairs?

• GRIP II projects need to be identified in Long
  Range Transportation Plans and Inventory if IRR
  funding will be used as matching funds for the
  project.
• Importance of having the JPA signed by the state
  and the tribes.