§ 3901. — Findings and purposes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3901]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 41--INDIAN LANDS OPEN DUMP CLEANUP
Sec. 3901. Findings and purposes
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that--
(1) there are at least 600 open dumps on Indian and Alaska
Native lands;
(2) these dumps threaten the health and safety of residents of
Indian and Alaska Native lands and contiguous areas;
(3) many of these dumps were established or are used by Federal
agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health
Service;
(4) these dumps threaten the environment;
(5) the United States holds most Indian lands in trust for the
benefit of Indian tribes and Indian individuals; and
(6) most Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native entities
lack the financial and technical resources necessary to close and
maintain these dumps in compliance with applicable Federal laws.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to--
(1) identify the location of open dumps on Indian lands and
Alaska Native lands;
(2) assess the relative health and environmental hazards posed
by such dumps; and
(3) provide financial and technical assistance to Indian tribal
governments and Alaska Native entities, either directly or by
contract, to close such dumps in compliance with applicable Federal
standards and regulations, or standards promulgated by an Indian
tribal government or Alaska Native entity, if such standards are
more stringent than the Federal standards.
(Pub. L. 103-399, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4164.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 103-399 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of
1994'.''
