Resolution 2018-24: Support For Tribal Transportation Unity Caucus (TTUC) Discussion Draft Bill, “John P. Smith Tribal Road Safety And Transportation Infrastructure Act Of 2018”
WHEREAS, transportation infrastructure on Indian reservations, Tribal territories and in Alaska Native Villages is inadequate and unsafe; and WHEREAS, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Native American infants are eight times more likely to die in a vehicle-related crash than non-Native infants, and motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of unintentional injury for Native American adults; and WHEREAS, the National …