Sec. 518. INDIAN TRIBES
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## SEC. 518 INDIAN TRIBES ###
(a)Policy Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the application of section 101(g) of this Act, and all of the provisions of this section shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of such section 101(g). Indian tribes shall be treated as States for purposes of such section 101(g). ###
(b)Assessment of Sewage Treatment Needs; Report The Administrator, in cooperation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, shall assess the need for sewage treatment works to serve Indian tribes, the degree to which such needs will be met through funds allotted to States under section 205 of this Act and priority lists under section 216 of this Act, and any obstacles which prevent such needs from being met. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit a report to Congress on the assessment under this subsection, along with recommendations specifying
(1)how the Administrator intends to provide assistance to Indian tribes to develop waste treatment management plans and to construct treatment works under this Act, and
(2)methods by which the participation in and administration of programs under this Act by Indian tribes can be maximized. ###
(c)Reservation of Funds ####
(1)Fiscal years 1987–2014 The Administrator shall reserve each of fiscal years 1987 through 2014, before allotments to the States under section 205(e), one-half of one percent of the sums appropriated under section 207. ####
(2)Fiscal year 2015 and thereafter For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall reserve, before allotments to the States under section 604(a), not less than 0.5 percent and not more than 2.0 percent of the funds made available to carry out title VI. ####
(3)Use of funds Funds reserved under this subsection shall be available only for grants for projects and activities eligible for assistance under section 603(c) to serve— #####
(A)Indian tribes (as defined in subsection (h)); #####
(B)former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior); and #####
(C)Native villages (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)). ###
(d)Cooperative Agreements In order to ensure the consistent implementation of the requirements of this Act, an Indian tribe and the State or States in which the lands of such tribe are located may enter into a cooperative agreement, subject to the review and approval of the Administrator, to jointly plan and administer the requirements of this Act. ###
(e)Treatment as States The Administrator is authorized to treat an Indian tribe as a State for purposes of title II and sections 104, 106, 303, 305, 308, 309, 314, 319, 401, 402, 404, and 406 of this Act to the degree necessary to carry out the objectives of this section, but only if— ####
(1)the Indian tribe has a governing body carrying out substantial governmental duties and powers; ####
(2)the functions to be exercised by the Indian tribe pertain to the management and protection of water resources which are held by an Indian tribe, held by the United States in trust for Indians, held by a member of an Indian tribe if such property interest is subject to a trust restriction on alienation, or otherwise within the borders of an Indian reservation; and ####
(3)the Indian tribe is reasonably expected to be capable, in the Administrator's judgment, of carrying out the functions to be exercised in a manner consistent with the terms and purposes of this Act and of all applicable regulations. Such treatment as a State may include the direct provision of funds reserved under subsection
(c)to the governing bodies of Indian tribes, and the determination of priorities by Indian tribes, where not determined by the Administrator in cooperation with the Director of the Indian Health Service. The Administrator, in cooperation with the Director of the Indian Health Service, is authorized to make grants under title II of this Act in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of the cost of a project. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall, in consultation with Indian tribes, promulgate final regulations which specify how Indian tribes shall be treated as States for purposes of this Act. The Administrator shall, in promulgating such regulations, consult affected States sharing common water bodies and provide a mechanism for the resolution of any unreasonable consequences that may arise as a result of differing water quality standards that may be set by States and Indian tribes located on common bodies of water. Such mechanism shall provide for explicit consideration of relevant factors including, but not limited to, the effects of differing water quality permit requirements on upstream and downstream dischargers, economic impacts, and present and historical uses and quality of the waters subject to such standards. Such mechanism should provide for the avoidance of such unreasonable consequences in a manner consistent with the objective of this Act. ###
(f)Grants for Nonpoint Source Programs The Administrator shall make grants to an Indian tribe under section 319 of this Act as though such tribe was a State. Not more than one-third of one percent of the amount appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 may be used to make grants under this subsection. In addition to the requirements of section 319, an Indian tribe shall be required to meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)of subsection (d)26 of this section in order to receive such a grant. 26Probably should be subsection (e). ###
(g)Alaska Native Organizations No provision of this Act shall be construed to— ####
(1)grant, enlarge, or diminish, or in any way affect the scope of the governmental authority, if any, of any Alaska Native organization, including any federally-recognized tribe, traditional Alaska Native council, or Native council organized pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 987), over lands or persons in Alaska; ####
(2)create or validate any assertion by such organization or any form of governmental authority over lands or persons in Alaska; or ####
(3)in any way affect any assertion that Indian country, as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code, exists or does not exist in Alaska. ###
(h)Definitions For purposes of this section, the term— ####
(1)“**Federal Indian reservation**” means all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way running through the reservation; and ####
(2)“**Indian tribe**” means any Indian tribe, band, group, or community recognized by the Secretary of the Interior and exercising governmental authority over a Federal Indian reservation. **[**[33 U.S.C. 1377](/us/usc/t33/s1377)**]**
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