BIA - Western Regional Office

Division of Transportation

INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

MISSION STATEMENT

Bureau of Indian Affairs:

The mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

(BIA) is to enhance the quality promote

economic opportunity, and carry out the

responsibility of protecting and improving

the trust assets of American Indians, Indian

Tribes, and Alaskan Natives; and foster

relationships with Indian Tribal governments

in the spirit of Indian Self-Determination.

MISSION STATEMENT

BIA – Division of Transportation: The mission of the Division of Transportation is

to provide staff support to the Deputy Regional

Director – Indian Services for achieving the

BIA’s Mission by economically and effectively

managing the Bureau’s road construction and

maintenance programs, and providing transport-

ation related technical assistance and services to

Agency Offices and Tribal governments within

the jurisdiction of the Western Regional Office.

WRO DEMOGRAPHICS

JURISDICTION:

Arizona (except Navajo Reservation),

Nevada & Utah and small portions of

California, Idaho, and Oregon

Number of Tribes Served: 41

Arizona - 19

California - 3

Nevada - 16

Utah - 4

IRR SYSTEM ROADS

• BIA (DOT) Roads

• Tribal Roads

• State Highway System Roads

• County & Township Roads

• Other BIA Branch Roads (includes Forestry &

Facilities Management)

• Other Federal Agency Roads

An Indian Reservation Road (IRR) means a

public road that located within or provides

access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust

lands, and includes the following:

WRO DEMOGRAPHICS

• BIA 6,409.0 miles

• Tribal 561.9 miles

• State 1,172.1 miles

• Urban 34.4 miles

• County 4,212.6 miles

• Other BIA 5.7 miles

• Other Federal 53.0 miles

• Unclassified 4.2 miles

Total 12,452.9 miles

IRR System Roads by Ownership

(Derived from 2010 IRR Inventory Data)

WRO DEMOGRAPHICS

• BIA 5,009.5 miles

• Tribal 134.7 miles

• State 595.6 miles

• Urban 32.0 miles

• County 160.0 miles

• Other BIA 5.7 miles

• Other Federal 53.0 miles

• Unclassified 1.1 miles

Total 5,991.6 miles

Arizona IRR System Roads by Ownership

(Derived from 2010 IRR Inventory Data)

WRO DEMOGRAPHICS

Miles of IRR System Roads: • Proposed 89.2 miles

• Earth 5,897.1 miles

• Gravel 893.5 miles

• Paved 2,323.7 miles

• Concrete 7.5 miles

• Primitive 1841.9 miles

Total 12,452.9 miles

(Derived from 2010 IRR Inventory Data)

WRO DEMOGRAPHICS

• Proposed 81.7 miles

• Earth 2,847.8 miles

• Gravel 562.2 miles

• Paved 2,140.2 miles

• Concrete 5.4 miles

• Primitive 457.3 miles

Total 5991.6 miles

Miles of Arizona IRR System Roads:

(Derived from 2010 IRR Inventory Data)

WRO DEMOGRAPHICS

• Proposed 71.2 miles

• Earth 2,732.2 miles

• Gravel 421.1 miles

• Paved 1,333.0 miles

• Concrete 1.6 miles

• Primitive 450.4 miles

Total 5,009.5 miles

Miles of Arizona BIA System Roads:

(Derived from 2010 IRR Inventory Data)

IRR Program Funding Source:

SAFETEA-LU (2005 through 2009)

•Safe

•Accountable

•Flexible

•Efficient

•Transportation

•Equity

•Act

•Legacy for Users

IRR Funding Received Under

SAFETEA-LU Nationally

• FY-05: $300,000,000

• FY-06: $330,000,000

• FY-07: $370,000,000

• FY-08: $410,000,000

• FY-09: $450,000,000

SAFETEA-LU

• Significantly change to how funds are

distributed:

– Funding is allocated to the Region as Tribal

Shares

– Tribal Shares are determined by the

Relative Need Distribution Factor (RNDF)

– Funds Distributed to Tribes based on

Projects identified in the IRR TIP, derived

from Tribal TIP’s or Tribal Priorities.

IRR FUNDING BREAKOUT

RNDF is a mathematical formula used for

determine Tribal Shares of IRR Program

construction funds based on the following

factors:

50% Cost to Construct

30% Vehicle Miles Traveled (Current ADT)

20% Population

80% of data used in this Formula is derived

from the IRR Inventory

Relative Need Distribution Factor

What IRR System Roads generate IRR

Funding?

Prior to 2005 : Only BIA Roads

After 2005 (25 CFR 170)

• BIA Roads

• Tribal Roads

• County & Township Roads

• State Highways

Relative Need Distribution Factor

IRR Program Funds

• Construction Funding

– Distributed as Tribal Shares

– Up to 25% can be used for Road

Maintenance

• Tribal Transportation Planning Funds

– Set aside to perform Transportation

Planning activities.

– Distributed as Tribal Shares

IRR Program Funds (cont.)

• Population Adjustment Factor (PAF)

– Based on NAHASDA Service Population

Data.

– Distributed as Tribal Shares

– PAF can be used for Construction or

Transportation Planning

IRR Program Funds (cont.)

• High Priority Project Funds

– Set aside for use by Tribes whose annual allocation

is insufficient to complete their Highest Priority

Project

- maximum funding per project is $1 million

– OR, for an emergency disaster on any IRR

Transportation Facility

– Competitive selection process

•Bridge Replacement or Rehabilitation

Funds (IRRBP) $13 million per year

Nation-wide.

- Used to repair/replace deficient IRR Bridges

- Can be used for Preliminary Engineering

(max. of $150,000)

- Can be used for Construction and

Construction Engineering (Monitoring )

- Funds distributed based on an Approved

Application to Federal Lands Highway (FLH)

IRR Program Funds (cont.)

Alternate

Construction Funding Source

• Public Lands Highway Discretionary

Funds

– Distributed based upon Approval of a

Tribal Application by FLH

– Applications submitted to FLH through

State DOT’s

Factors that affect Project

Eligibility for IRR Funds

• Route must be in the IRR Inventory

• Project must be identified as a Tribal

Priority.

• Project Funding must be requested by a

Tribal Resolution

• Project must be included in the Region’s

(4-year) IRR TIP.

QUESTIONS?