Can TTP funds be used for archeological and environmental compliance?
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Yes. For approved TTP projects, TTP funds can be used for environmental and archeological work consistent with § 170.450 and applicable Tribal laws for:
(a) Road and bridge rights-of-way;
(b) Borrow pits and aggregate pits and water sources associated with TTP activities staging areas;
(c) Limited mitigation outside of the construction limits as necessary to address the direct impacts of the construction activity as determined in the environmental analysis and after consultation with all affected Tribes and appropriate Secretaries; and
(d) Construction easements.
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