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 PUBLIC LAW 102-497—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3259 Grants. Environmental protection. poration (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.A 1601, et seq.)), which is recognized as eligible for the special services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. "(2) The term 'intertribal consortia' or 'intertribal consortium' means a partnership between two or more Indian tribal governments authorized by the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance pursuant to this section. "(3) The term 'Administrator* means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. "(d) GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. —(1) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish an Indian Environmental General Assistance Program that provides grants to eligible Indian tribal governments or intertribal consortia to cover the costs of planning, developing, and establishing environmental protection programs on Indian lands. "(2) Each grant awarded for general assistance under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be no less than $75,000, and no single grant may be awarded to an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium for more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (h) of this section. "(3) The term of any general assistance award made under this subsection may exceed one year. Any awards made pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended. An Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium may receive a general assistance grant for a period of up to four years in each specific media area. "(e) No REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—In no case shall the award of a general assistance grant to an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium under this section result in a reduction of Environmental Protection Agency grants for environmental programs to that tribal government or consortium. Nothing in this section shall preclude an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium from receiving individual media grants or cooperative agreements. Funds provided by the Environmental Protection Agency through the general assistance program shall be used by an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium to supplement other funds provided by the Environmental Protection Agency through individual media grants or cooperative agreements. "(f) EXPENDITURE OF GENERAL ASSISTANCE.— Any general assistance under this section shall be expended for the purpose of planning, developing, and establishing the capability to implement programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency and specified in the assistance agreement. Purposes and programs authorized under this section shall include the development and implementation of solid and hazardous waste programs for Indian lands. An Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium receiving general assistance pursuant to this section shall utilize such funds for programs and purposes to be carried out in accordance with the terms of the assistance agreement. "(g) PROCEDURES.— (1) Within 12 months following the date Regulations of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing procedures under which an Indian tribal government or intertribal consortium may apply for general assistance grants under this section.

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