Program Profiles - Central Council Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of ...

Program PurposeTo implement the Federal Tribal Transportation Program underan agreement between Central Council Tlingit and Haida andthe Federal Highway Administration. The Tribal TransportationProgram is available specifi cally for the tribal governments tobuild or implement eligible transportation projects.Program DescriptionThe Tribal Transportation Department is responsible formanagement the Tribe’s operation of all contracted federaltransportation programs that tribe performs through agreementswith the federal government.The Department offers technical assistance and training, as wellas full project implementation and compliance including, but notlimited to the following areas:• Program Administration• Transportation Planning• Transportation Project Design• Construction and Construction Management• Agreement Development and Negotiation• Maintain and/or Operate Project ImplementationCommunity ServicesTribal TransportationCommunities ServedThe Tribal Transportation Department serves the members,affiliate member tribal governments, and private partnerships.Members as of November 2012:• Central Council – Juneau Service Area• Organized Village of Saxman• Regional Partnerships – Tlingit-Haida Regional HousingAuthority, State of Alaska, and City & Borough of JuneauMembers are those tribes that provided authorizing resolutionsto Central Council to administer the Tribal TransportationProgram on their behalf.Affiliate members are those tribes that:• Enter into an agreement with Central Council to receivetechnical assistance on Tribal Transportation Programimplementation.Program Profiles52