1. Buildings and utilities.--This activity consists of construction and additions to schools, dormitories, quarters, office, and other buildings; improvement to sewer systems and waterworks; major alterations and rehabilitation of existing buildings and utilities; and preparation of plans and engineering supervision and surveys. Primary emphasis is on providing new schools to keep up with the growing Indian population and replacing existing schools in hazardous condition. Included in the $57 million school construction program for 1966 are three large boarding high schools for Navajo Indian children. 2. Irrigation systems.-This activity consists of construction, extension, and rehabilitation of irrigation systems on Indian reservations for the utilization of irrigable lands. In addition to the work on smaller projects, construction will continue on the $135 million Navajo project and work will be started on a storage reservoir for the Blackfeet, Montana, project to replace one destroyed by a flood in 1964. 3. Land acquisition.-Land in heirship status is purchased for consolidation into manageable units. No program is planned for 1966. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders, 1963, $5.888 thousand: 1964. $7,373 thousand; 1965, $7,373 thousand; 1966, $7,373 thousand. (Trust fund) TRIBAL FUNDS In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by exist ing law, there is hereby appropriated $3,000,000 from tribal funds not otherwise available for expenditure for the benefit of Indians and Indian tribes, including pay and travel expenses of employees; care, tuition, and other assistance to Indian children attending public and private schools (which may be paid in advance or from date of admission); purchase of land and improvements on land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe for which purchased; lease of lands and water rights; compensation and expenses of attorneys and other persons employed by Indian tribes under approved contracts; pay, travel, and other expenses of tribal officers, councils, and committees thereof, or other tribal organizations, including mileage for use of privately owned automobiles and per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates established administratively but not to exceed those applicable to civilian employees of the Government; relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), including cash grants; and employment of a curator for the Osage Museum, who shall be appointed with the approval of the Osage Tribal Council and without regard to the classification laws: Provided, That in addition to the amount appropriated herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during the current fiscal year for such purposes as may be designated by the governing body of the particular tribe involved and approved by the Secretary: Provided further, That funds derived from appropriations in satisfaction of awards of the Indian Claims Commission and the Court of Claims shall not be available for advances, except for such amounts as may be necessary to pay attorney fees, expenses of litigation, and expenses of program planning, until after legislation has been enacted that sets forth the purposes for which said funds will be used: Provided, however, That no part of this appropriation or other tribal funds shall be used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian reservations, if such acquisition results in the property being exempted from local taxation, except as provided for by the Act of July 24, 1956 (70 Stat. 627). (25 U.S.C. 123 Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1965.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 10-08-7000-0-7-409 Program by activities: 12.0 Personnel benefits....... 88 1. Education and welfare services. 22.0 Transportation of things... 3. Construction and land acquisition 374 445 433 4. General tribal affairs....... |