Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1203

 PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

119 STAT. 1185

access route is the shortest practicable route connecting 2 points of the proposed route. ‘‘(iv) ADDITIONAL FACILITIES.—Nothing in this subparagraph shall preclude the Secretary from including additional transportation facilities that are eligible for funding under the Indian reservation roads program in the inventory used for the national funding allocation if such additional facilities are included in the inventory in a uniform and consistent manner nationally. ‘‘(v) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of the inventory under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that includes the data gathered and the results of the inventory.’’. (g) INDIAN RESERVATION ROAD BRIDGES.—Section 202(d)(4) of such title is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking ‘‘(B) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to replace,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(B) FUNDING.— ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to any other funds made available for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, construction, and inspection of projects to replace,’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available to carry out this subparagraph shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1.’’; (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: ‘‘(iii) be structurally deficient or functionally obsolete; and’’; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: ‘‘(D) APPROVAL REQUIREMENT.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), on request by an Indian tribe or the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary may make funds available under this subsection for preliminary engineering for Indian reservation road bridge projects. ‘‘(ii) CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING.—The Secretary may make funds available under clause (i) for construction and construction engineering after approval of applicable plans, specifications, and estimates in accordance with this title.’’. (4) CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN TRIBES.— Section 202(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN TRIBES.—

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