{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-137.285","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 137.285","heading":"Are Self-Governance Tribes required to accept Federal environmental responsibilities to enter into a construction project agreement?","body":"Yes, under section 509 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-8], Self-Governance Tribes must assume all Federal responsibilities under the NEPA of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and the National Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.] and related provisions of law that would apply if the Secretary were to undertake a construction project, but only those responsibilities directly related to the completion of the construction project being assumed.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 137—TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE","Subpart N—Construction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"66ae3d03a59061f2d1824affd0ca78a0df6fc91071aa07fc4fe8df9bf3e864d4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-137.280","next":"us/42-cfr-137.286"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}