49 U.S.C. § 47123 — Nondiscrimination

(a) In General — The Secretary of Transportation must take affirmative action to make sure no one is excluded from an activity carried out with grant money because of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex. The Secretary must write regulations to carry this out, similar to the ones already in effect under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This section applies in addition to Title VI, not instead of it. (b) Indian Employment — (1) Tribal sponsor preference — consistent with an exception in section 703(i) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, nothing in this section stops preferential employment of Indians living on or near a reservation, on a project or contract at an airport sponsored by an Indian tribal government, or at an airport located on an Indian reservation. (2) State preference — a state may adopt a similar preference for employing Indians on a project carried out under this subchapter near an Indian reservation. (3) Implementation — the Secretary must consult with Indian tribal governments and cooperate with states to carry out this subsection. (4) "Indian tribal government" has the meaning given in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.