42 USC 13709: Payments for incarceration on tribal lands
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42 USC 13709: Payments for incarceration on tribal lands Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTSUBCHAPTER I-PRISONSPart A-Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants

§13709. Payments for incarceration on tribal lands

(a) Reservation of funds

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part other than section 13708(a)(2) of this title, from amounts appropriated to carry out sections 13703 and 13704 of this title, the Attorney General shall reserve, to carry out this section-

(1) 0.3 percent in each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997; and

(2) 0.2 percent in each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.

(b) Grants to Indian tribes

From the amounts reserved under subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General may make grants to Indian tribes for the purposes of constructing jails on tribal lands for the incarceration of offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction.

(c) Applications

To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an Indian tribe shall submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may by regulation require.

(Pub. L. 103–322, title II, §20109, as added Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101[(a)] [title I, §114(a)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321 , 1321-20; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, §1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 13709, Pub. L. 103–322, title II, §20109, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1818 , authorized appropriations to carry out this part prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 104–134.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 13708, 14214 of this title.