25 CFR § 170.941 - May Tribes become involved in transportation research?

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title: "25 CFR § 170.941 - May Tribes become involved in transportation research?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "170.941"
section_name: "May Tribes become involved in transportation research?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "170"
part_name: "TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM"
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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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# 170.941 May Tribes become involved in transportation research?

Yes. Tribes may:

(a) Participate in Transportation Research Board meetings, committees, and workshops sponsored by the National Science Foundation;

(b) Participate in and coordinate the development of Tribal and TTP transportation research needs;

(c) Submit transportation research proposals to States, FHWA, AASHTO, and FTA;

(d) Prepare and include transportation research proposals in their TTPTIPS;

(e) Access Transportation Research Information System Network (TRISNET) database; and

(f) Participate in transportation research activities under Intergovernmental Personnel Act agreements.