16-U.S.C.-670K
§670K – Definitions
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Title 16 > Chapter 5C > Subchapter II > Section 670k
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- Reference: Section 670k
- Legend: §670K – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
As used in this subchapter—
(1) The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2) The term Chairman means the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
(3) The term off-road vehicle means any motorized vehicle designed for, or capable of, cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain; but such term does not include—
(A) any registered motorboat at the option of each State;
(B) any military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement vehicle when used for emergency purposes; and
(C) any vehicle the use of which is expressly authorized by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture under a permit, lease, license, or contract.
(4) The term public land means all lands, under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman, and the Administrator, except land which is, or hereafter may be, within or designated as—
(A) a military reservation;
(B) a unit of the National Park System;
(C) an area within the national wildlife refuge system;
(D) an Indian reservation; or
(E) an area within an Indian reservation or land held in trust by the United States for an Indian or Indian tribe.
(5) The term State agency means the agency or agencies of a State responsible for the administration of the fish and game laws of the State.
(6) The term conservation and rehabilitation programs means to utilize those methods and procedures which are necessary to protect, conserve, and enhance wildlife, fish, and game resources to the maximum extent practicable on public lands subject to this subchapter consistent with any overall land use and management plans for the lands involved. Such methods and procedures shall include, but shall not be limited to, all activities associated with scientific resources management such as protection, research, census, law enforcement, habitat management, propagation, live trapping and transplantation, and regulated taking in conformance with the provisions of this subchapter. Nothing in this term shall be construed as diminishing the authority or jurisdiction of the States with respect to the management of resident species of fish, wildlife, or game, except as otherwise provided by law.
(Pub. L. 86–797, title II, §205, as added Pub. L. 93–452, §2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1373; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, §312(b)(11), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)
Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See, also, Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
Subchapter I – Conservation Programs On Military Installations in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation
In this entry about Subchapter I – Conservation Programs On Military Installations, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to conservation in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States conservation-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
Chapter 5C – Conservation Programs On Government Lands in the Legal Encyclopedia: Land
In this entry about Chapter 5C – Conservation Programs On Government Lands, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to land in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States land-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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