Sec. 4. Buffalo resource management
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The Secretary is directed to work with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to— promote and develop the capacity of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to manage buffalo and buffalo habitat; promote the ability of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to protect, conserve, and enhance populations of buffalo that are owned by Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; promote the development and use of buffalo and buffalo habitat for the maximum practicable benefit of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations; and promote the inclusion of Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations in Department, international, national, regional, and local decision making and forums regarding buffalo and buffalo habitat.
The Secretary shall enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, and award grants to, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to enable the Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to— plan, conduct, or implement a buffalo restoration or management program; plan and execute commercial activities related to buffalo or buffalo products; support the use and deployment of mobile Tribal or Tribal organization meat processing facilities; or carry out other activities relating to buffalo restoration and management.
Nothing in this subsection diminishes any Federal or State law (including regulations) regarding diseased buffalo or buffalo that escape from Indian land. The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization that enters into a contract or cooperative agreement or receives a grant under this section to assist the Indian Tribe or Tribal organization in— carrying out the activities of a buffalo or buffalo habitat restoration or management program; and implementing the activities described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(D)of subsection (b)(1).