Study

(a) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the impact of removing the limitation on TTP road grading funds pursuant to the amendment made by section 3, including— (1) the number of Indian Tribes spending, with respect to road grading, at least— (A) 25 percent of the TTP funds allocated to the Indian Tribe; or (B) $500,000; (2) the number of miles of Tribal roads graded after the removal of the limitation; (3) improvements in road condition ratings on participating Tribal transportation facilities; (4) impacts on Tribal economic development, emergency response times, and community access; (5) Tribal satisfaction with flexibility provided by the removal of the limitation; and (6) employment of Tribal members in Tribal road grading projects. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) the results of the study; and (2) recommendations with respect to addressing the continued need to Tribal road grading and ways to support Tribal road grading initiatives. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (2) Tribal transportation facility The term Tribal transportation facility has the meaning given the term tribal transportation facility in section 101 of title 23, United States Code. (3) TTP The term TTP means a tribal transportation program as such term is used in chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code.