---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 39.501"
title: "25"
number: "39.501"
heading: "What is an emergency or unforeseen contingency?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/39.501"
---

# §39.501. What is an emergency or unforeseen contingency?


An emergency or unforeseen contingency is an event that meets all of the following criteria:

- (a) It could not be planned for;
- (b) It is not the result of mismanagement, malfeasance, or willful neglect;
- (c) It is not covered by an insurance policy in force at the time of the event;
- (d) The Assistant Secretary determines that Bureau cannot reimburse the emergency from the facilities emergency repair fund; and
- (e) It could not have been prevented by prudent action by officials responsible for the educational program.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 70 FR 22205, Apr. 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 13, 2008; Public Law 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 61864, Oct. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982.