Tribal Road Management at the Bureau of Indian Affairs

摘要

The Division of Transportation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) manages road maintenance and construction programs in Indian Country. Created in 1824, BIA is the oldest agency at the Department of the Interior; in 1869, Civil War General Ely S. Parker became the first Native American commissioner of Indian Affairs. LeRoy Gishi, an ex officio member of the TRB Executive Committee, heads the Division of Transportation, which also is responsible for the operation and maintenance of BIA roads and the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP), as well as for the TTP-related activities administered through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).