{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s2310","title":33,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2310.","heading":"Cost sharing for Territories and Indian tribes","text":"\u00a7\u202f2310.\nCost sharing for Territories and Indian tribes\n(a)\nIn general\nThe Secretary shall waive local cost-sharing requirements up to $200,000 for all studies and projects\u2014\n(1) in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;\n(2) for any Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined in\nsection 5304 of title 25\n(3) for any organization that\u2014\n(A) is composed primarily of people who are\u2014\n(i) recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States; and\n(ii) from a specific community; and\n(B) assists in the social, cultural, and educational development of such people in that community.\n(b)\nInflation adjustment\nThe Secretary shall adjust the dollar amount specified in subsection (a) on an annual basis for inflation.\n(c)\nInclusion\nFor purposes of this section, the term \u201cstudy\u201d includes a watershed assessment.\n(d)\nApplication\nThe Secretary shall apply the waiver amount described in subsection (a) to reduce only the non-Federal share of study and project costs.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t33/s2310.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2310."},{"t":"heading","text":"Cost sharing for Territories and Indian tribes"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary shall waive local cost-sharing requirements up to $200,000 for all studies and projects\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" for any Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 5304 of title 25","href":"/us/usc/t25/s5304","tail":"); and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" for any organization that\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" is composed primarily of people who are\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a/3/A/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" recognized and defined under Federal law as indigenous people of the United States; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a/3/A/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" from a specific community; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/a/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" assists in the social, cultural, and educational development of such people in that community.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Inflation adjustment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary shall adjust the dollar amount specified in subsection (a) on an annual basis for inflation.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Inclusion"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"For purposes of this section, the term \u201cstudy\u201d includes a watershed assessment.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s2310/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Application"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary shall apply the waiver amount described in subsection (a) to reduce only the non-Federal share of study and project costs.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}