Replacement/New Employee Housing

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25 U.S.C. 13 (The Snyder Act of November 2, 1921) is the basic authority under which the Secretary provides services, including construction of facilities, to support operating programs to federally recognized Tribes. This Act also provides for the enlargement, extension, improvement, and repair of the buildings and grounds of existing plants and projects. In addition, most of the major projects have 1. For construction and maintenance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities. including demolition of obsolete structures and consolidation of underutilized facilities, inclusive of the architectural and engineering services by contract; 25 U.S.C. 458 (The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) authorizes the Secretary to enter into a contract or contracts with any State education agency or school district for the purpose of assisting such agency or district in the acquisition of sites for or the construction, acquisition or renovation of facilities (including all equipment) in school districts on or adjacent to Indian reservations or other lands held in trust, if such facilities are necessary for the education of Indians residing on any such reservation or lands. The Secretary may not expend more than 25 percent of any funds appropriated pursuant to this section, for use of private schools. 25 U.S.C. 2005 provides that the Secretary shall immediately begin to bring all schools, dormitories, and other Indian education-related facilities operated by Indian Affairs or under contract or grant with Indian Affairs in connection with the education of Indian children into compliance with all applicable Federal, Tribal, or State health and safety standards, whichever provide greater protection (except that the Tribal standards to be applied shall be no greater than otherwise applicable Federal or State standards), with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, except that nothing in this section shall require termination of the operations of any facility which does not comply with such provisions and which Pub. L. 107-110, 25 U.S.C.2005 provides for the development of a rule-making committee pursuant 25 U.S.C. 2005(b) (6) provides that the Secretary shall develop a Facilities Information Systems Support Database to maintain and update the conditions of school facilities, replacement and construction need and minor and major improvement need. 25 U.S.C. 2006(e) provides that the Assistant Secretary shall submit as part of the annual budget a plan for school facilities to be constructed, to establish priorities among projects and for the improvement and repair of education facilities, which shall form the basis for the distribution of appropriated funds and for capital improvements to be made over the 5 succeeding years. 2. For the Operations and Maintenance of Indian Affairs facilities. 25 U.S.C. 2006(e) provides that the Assistant Secretary shall establish a program, including the distribution of appropriated funds, for the operation and maintenance of education facilities.

Extracted from Bureau of Indian Education, p. 45. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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