16 U.S.C. § 470bb : US Code - Section 470BB: Definitions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 470bb : US Code - Section 470BB: Definitions

As used in this chapter -
(1) The term "archaeological resource" means any material
remains of past human life or activities which are of
archaeological interest, as determined under uniform regulations
promulgated pursuant to this chapter. Such regulations containing
such determination shall include, but not be limited to: pottery,
basketry, bottles, weapons, weapon projectiles, tools, structures
or portions of structures, pit houses, rock paintings, rock
carvings, intaglios, graves, human skeletal materials, or any
portion or piece of any of the foregoing items. Nonfossilized and
fossilized paleontological specimens, or any portion or piece
thereof, shall not be considered archaeological resources, under
the regulations under this paragraph, unless found in
archaeological context. No item shall be treated as an
archaeological resource under regulations under this paragraph
unless such item is at least 100 years of age.
(2) The term "Federal land manager" means, with respect to any
public lands, the Secretary of the department, or the head of any
other agency or instrumentality of the United States, having
primary management authority over such lands. In the case of any
public lands or Indian lands with respect to which no department,
agency, or instrumentality has primary management authority, such
term means the Secretary of the Interior. If the Secretary of the
Interior consents, the responsibilities (in whole or in part)
under this chapter of the Secretary of any department (other than
the Department of the Interior) or the head of any other agency
or instrumentality may be delegated to the Secretary of the
Interior with respect to any land managed by such other Secretary
or agency head, and in any such case, the term "Federal land
manager" means the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) The term "public lands" means -
(A) lands which are owned and administered by the United
States as part of -
(i) the national park system,
(ii) the national wildlife refuge system, or
(iii) the national forest system; and
(B) all other lands the fee title to which is held by the
United States, other than lands on the Outer Continental Shelf
and lands which are under the jurisdiction of the Smithsonian
Institution.
(4) The term "Indian lands" means lands of Indian tribes, or
Indian individuals, which are either held in trust by the United
States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by
the United States, except for any subsurface interests in lands
not owned or controlled by an Indian tribe or an Indian
individual.
(5) The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, or other organized group or community, including any
Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as
defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
(6) The term "person" means an individual, corporation,
partnership, trust, institution, association, or any other
private entity or any officer, employee, agent, department, or
instrumentality of the United States, of any Indian tribe, or of
any State or political subdivision thereof.
(7) The term "State" means any of the fifty States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.