{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-170.402","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 170.402","heading":"What is the Tribal role in transportation planning?","body":"(a) All Tribes must prepare a TTIP or Tribal priority list.\n(b) Tribes operating with a Program Agreement or BIA self-determination contract, TTP agreement, or self-governance agreement may assume any of the following planning functions:\n(1) Coordinating with States and their political subdivisions, and appropriate planning authorities on regionally significant TTP projects;\n(2) Preparing NTTFI data updates and ensuring that the data is entered into the NTTFI;\n(3) Facilitating public involvement;\n(4) Performing traffic studies;\n(5) Developing short- and long-range transportation plans;\n(6) Mapping;\n(7) Developing and maintaining Tribal management systems;\n(8) Participating in transportation planning and other transportation related meetings;\n(9) Performing transportation planning for operational and maintenance facilities;\n(10) Developing TTP budgets including transportation planning cost estimates;\n(11) Conducting special transportation studies, as appropriate;\n(12) Researching rights-of-way documents for project planning; and\n(13) Performing preliminary project planning or project identification studies.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 170—TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM","Subpart D—Planning, Design, and Construction of Tribal Transportation Program Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"78d162e03565455c17967691f5d9bb0bf889f49174e674baf0a3fc0da28515f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-170.401","next":"us/25-cfr-170.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}