170.402—What is the tribal role in transportation planning?
(a)
All tribes must prepare a tribal TIP (TTIP) or tribal priority list.
(b)
Tribes with a self-determination contract or self-governance agreement may assume any of the following planning functions:
(1)
Coordinating with States and their political subdivisions, and appropriate planning authorities on regionally significant IRR projects;
(2)
Preparing IRR Inventory data updates;
(3)
Facilitating public involvement;
(4)
Performing traffic studies;
(5)
Developing short- and long-range transportation plans;
(7)
Developing and maintaining tribal management systems;
(8)
Participating in transportation planning and other transportation related meetings;
(9)
Performing transportation planning for operational and maintenance facilities;
(10)
Developing IRR Program budgets including transportation planning cost estimates;
(11)
Conducting special transportation studies, as appropriate;
(12)
Researching rights-of-way documents for project planning; and
(13)
Performing preliminary project planning.