Chickaloon tribe could get up to $1.3 million for

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Chickaloon tribe could get up to $1.3 million for roads Article Last
Updated: 01/26/2007 11:18:58 AM AKST
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The Chickaloon Village Traditional Council could get more than one
million dollars in funds for road projects over the next two years.
That's if they capitalize on new federal regulations giving tribes more
control over road work on their lands.
The tribe is the first in Alaska and first of five tribes nationwide to
take advantage of the regulations passed in 2005 affecting the Indian
Reservation Roads program. The new regulations allow tribes that meet
certain criteria to sign agreements to deal directly with the Federal
Highway Administration instead of through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Chickaloon transportation director Marilyn Staggs says the tribe will
have more say over which road projects are built and how they are
constructed. Under the program, tribes can use the money for
construction, design, maintenance and planning for transportation
projects.
The tribes have to account for how the money is spent and submit road
project plans to the Federal Highway Administration for approval,
Sparrow said. They also need to send in regular progress reports.