---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 170.917"
title: "25"
number: "170.917"
heading: "Can Tribes receive direct payment of Tribal employment taxes or fees?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/170.917"
---

# §170.917. Can Tribes receive direct payment of Tribal employment taxes or fees?


This section applies to non-tribally administered TTP projects. Tribes can request that BIA pay Tribal employment taxes or fees directly to them under a voucher or other written payment instrument, based on a negotiated payment schedule. Tribes may consider requesting direct payment of Tribal employment taxes or fees from other transportation departments in lieu of receiving their payment from the contractor.


## 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.