43 USC § 373d - Grants and cooperative agreements with Indian tribes and organizations

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# § 373d. Grants and cooperative agreements with Indian tribes and organizations

25 U.S.C. 5321

In order to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to develop, manage, and protect their water resources, in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with any Indian tribe, institution of higher education, national Indian organization, or tribal organization pursuant to sections 6301 to 6308 of title 31. Nothing in this Act is intended to modify or limit the provisions of the Indian Self Determination Act [ et seq.].

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–7, div. D, title II, § 201, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 144.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, means div. D of , , , known as the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in text, is title I of , , , which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 5321 et seq.) of chapter 46 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

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