Sec. 9. Tribal coordination
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Not later than 180 days after the date on which a Tribal cultural area is designated for inclusion in the System, the Secretary concerned, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall identify 1 or more interested Indian Tribes with an interest in the management of the Tribal cultural area. An interested Indian Tribe may petition the Secretary concerned to be identified as having an interest in the management of a Tribal cultural area under paragraph (1).
The Secretary concerned shall consult with the applicable Tribal commission not less frequently than twice each year, unless otherwise mutually agreed, concerning the protection, preservation, and management of the applicable Tribal cultural area, including— any proposed new uses within the Tribal cultural area; and any necessary management actions within the Tribal cultural area. The Secretary concerned shall consider any proposals for management actions within a Tribal cultural area submitted by the applicable Tribal commission.
If the Secretary concerned determines that a proposed management action submitted to the Secretary concerned under paragraph
(2)is impracticable, infeasible, or not in the public interest, the Secretary concerned shall consult with the applicable Tribal commission to determine specific measures to modify, or otherwise address, the proposed management action. If, after consultation under paragraph (3), the Secretary concerned determines not to implement a proposed management action submitted to the Secretary concerned under paragraph (2), not later than 90 days after making such a determination, the Secretary concerned shall provide to the applicable Tribal commission a written explanation of the reason for the determination.