25 CFR § 170.116 - Can a Tribe close a cultural site or area entry road?

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title: "25 CFR § 170.116 - Can a Tribe close a cultural site or area entry road?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "170.116"
section_name: "Can a Tribe close a cultural site or area entry road?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "170"
part_name: "TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 112-141, Pub. L. 114-94; 5 U.S.C. 2; 23 U.S.C. 201, 202; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 78463, Nov. 7, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 170.116 Can a Tribe close a cultural site or area entry road?

(a) A Tribe with jurisdiction over a cultural site or area entry road can close it. The Tribe can carry this out:

(1) During periods when the Tribe or Tribal members are involved in cultural activities; and

(2) In order to protect the health and safety of the Tribal members or the general public.

(b) Cultural site or area entry roads designated through an agreement with a public authority may only be closed according to the provisions of the agreement. See § 170.115(c).