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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 33
115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 115-27
TO ENHANCE TRIBAL ROAD SAFETY, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
APRIL 6 (legislative day, APRIL 4), 2017.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 302]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(S. 302) to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes, hav-
ing considered the same, reports favorably thereon, without amend-
ment, and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The bill, S. 302, would define certain parameters for a tribal
transportation safety project to be categorically excluded from cer-
tain requirements and allow permits and approvals to be processed
more expeditiously by certain federal agencies. The bill also re-
quires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into programmatic
agreements with Indian tribes that establish procedures for car-
rying out environmental reviews for certain projects.
BACKGROUND
Road and transportation safety is a critical issue in Indian com-
munities. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death of
Indian children according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). Native American infants, under the age of one,
are eight times more likely to die in a vehicle-related crash than
non-Native infants. Motor vehicle crashes are also the leading
cause of unintentional injury for Native adults.
From 2004-2010, the CDC reported the following five states with
the highest motor vehicle-related death rates for Native Americans:
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