42 CFR § 137.306 - How are Self-Governance Tribes recognized as having lead, cooperating, or joint lead agency status?
---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s137.306"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 137.306 - How are Self-Governance Tribes recognized as having lead, cooperating, or joint lead agency status?"
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "137.306"
section_name: "How are Self-Governance Tribes recognized as having lead, cooperating, or joint lead agency status?"
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "137"
part_name: "TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 458"
regulatory_source: "67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "137"
---
# 137.306 How are Self-Governance Tribes recognized as having lead, cooperating, or joint lead agency status?
Self-Governance Tribes may be recognized as having lead, cooperating, or joint lead agency status through funding or other agreements with other agencies. To the extent that resources are available, the Secretary will encourage and facilitate Federal, state, and local agencies to enter into agreements designating Tribes as lead, cooperating, or joint lead agencies for environmental review purposes.