---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 170.116"
title: "25"
number: "170.116"
heading: "Can a Tribe close a cultural site or area entry road?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/170.116"
---

# §170.116. Can a Tribe close a cultural site or area entry road?

- (a) **A Tribe with jurisdiction over a cultural site or area entry road can close it.** The Tribe can carry this out:
  - (1) During periods when the Tribe or Tribal members are involved in cultural activities; and
  - (2) **In order to protect the health and safety of the Tribal members or the general public.**
- (b) Cultural site or area entry roads designated through an agreement with a public authority may only be closed according to the provisions of the agreement. See [§ 170.115(c)](/cfr/25/170.115.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 112-141, Pub. L. 114-94; 5 U.S.C. 2; 23 U.S.C. 201, 202; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 78463, Nov. 7, 2016, unless otherwise noted.