---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 U.S.C. § 3109"
title: "25"
title_heading: "Indians"
number: "3109"
heading: "Indian forest land assistance account"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/25/3109"
units:
  - "Chapter 33 — National Indian Forest Resources Management"
---

# §3109. Indian forest land assistance account

- (a) **Establishment—** At the request of an [Indian tribe](/usc/25/5130.md?p=2), the [Secretary](/usc/25/3103.md?p=13) may establish a special [Indian forest land](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) assistance account within the tribe’s trust fund account to fund the [Indian forest land](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) management activities of such tribe.
- (b) **Deposits and expenditures—**
  - (1) The [Secretary](/usc/25/3103.md?p=13) may deposit into the [Indian forest land](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) assistance account established pursuant to [subsection (a)](#a) any funds received by the [Secretary](/usc/25/3103.md?p=13) or in the [Secretary](/usc/25/3103.md?p=13)’s possession from—
    - (A) non-Federal sources, if such funds are related to activities on or for the [Indian forest lands](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) of such tribe’s [reservation](/usc/25/3103.md?p=12),
    - (B) donations and contributions,
    - (C) unobligated forestry appropriations for the benefit of such [Indian tribe](/usc/25/5130.md?p=2), and
    - (D) user fees or other funds transferred under Federal interagency agreements if otherwise authorized by Federal law and, if such funds are related to activities on or for the [Indian forest lands](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) of such tribe’s [reservation](/usc/25/3103.md?p=12).

    Funds deposited in such account shall be for the purpose of conducting [forest land management activities](/usc/25/3103.md?p=4) on the [Indian forest lands](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) of such tribe.

  - (2) Funds in the [Indian forest land](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) assistance account and any interest or other income earned thereon shall remain available until expended and shall not be available to otherwise offset Federal appropriations for meeting the Federal responsibility for management of [Indian forest lands](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3).
- (c) **Audits—** At the request of an [Indian tribe](/usc/25/5130.md?p=2) or upon the [Secretary](/usc/25/3103.md?p=13)’s own volition, the [Secretary](/usc/25/3103.md?p=13) may conduct audits of the [Indian forest land](/usc/25/3103.md?p=3) assistance account and shall publish the results of such audit.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–630, title III, § 310, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4538.)