16 U.S.C. § 3102 : US Code - Section 3102: Definitions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 3102 : US Code - Section 3102: Definitions

As used in this Act (except that in titles IX and XIV the
following terms shall have the same meaning as they have in the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], and
the Alaska Statehood Act) -
(1) The term "land" means lands, waters, and interests therein.
(2) The term "Federal land" means lands the title to which is
in the United States after December 2, 1980.
(3) The term "public lands" means land situated in Alaska
which, after December 2, 1980, are Federal lands, except -
(A) land selections of the State of Alaska which have been
tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska
Statehood Act and lands which have been confirmed to, validly
selected by, or granted to the Territory of Alaska or the State
under any other provision of Federal law;
(B) land selections of a Native Corporation made under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]
which have not been conveyed to a Native Corporation, unless
any such selection is determined to be invalid or is
relinquished; and
(C) lands referred to in section 19(b) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1618(b)].
(4) The term "conservation system unit" means any unit in
Alaska of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge
System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems, National Trails
System, National Wilderness Preservation System, or a National
Forest Monument including existing units, units established,
designated, or expanded by or under the provisions of this Act,
additions to such units, and any such unit established,
designated, or expanded hereafter.
(5) The term "Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act", means "An
Act to provide for the settlement of certain land claims of
Alaska Natives, and for other purposes", approved December 18,
1971 (85 Stat. 688), as amended [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
(6) The term "Native Corporation" means any Regional
Corporation, any Village Corporation, any Urban Corporation, and
any Native Group.
(7) The term "Regional Corporation" has the same meaning as
such term has under section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1602(g)].
(8) The term "Village Corporation" has the same meaning as such
term has under section 3(j) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1602(j)].
(9) The term "Urban Corporation" means those Native entities
which have incorporated pursuant to section 14(h)(3) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(3)].
(10) The term "Native Group" has the same meaning as such term
has under sections 3(d) and 14(h)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1602(d) and 1613(h)(2)].
(11) The term "Native land" means land owned by a Native
Corporation or any Native Group and includes land which, as of
December 2, 1980, had been selected under the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] by a Native
Corporation or Native Group and had not been conveyed by the
Secretary (except to the extent such selection is determined to
be invalid or has been relinquished) and land referred to in
section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43
U.S.C. 1618(b)].
(12) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior,
except that when such term is used with respect to any unit of
the National Forest System, such term means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(13) The terms "wilderness" and "National Wilderness
Preservation System" have the same meaning as when used in the
Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890) [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.].
(14) The term "Alaska Statehood Act" means the Act entitled "An
Act to provide for the admission of the State of Alaska into the
Union", approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339), as amended.
(15) The term "State" means the state of Alaska.
(16) The term "Alaska Native" or "Native" has the same meaning
as the term "Native" has in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1602(b)].
(17) The term "fish and wildlife" means any member of the
animal kingdom, including without limitation any mammal, fish,
bird (including any migratory, nonmigratory or endangered bird
for which protection is also afforded by treaty or other
international agreement), amphibian, reptile, mollusk,
crustacean, arthropod or other invertebrate, and includes any
part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or the dead body or
part thereof.
(18) The term "take" or "taking" as used with respect to fish
or wildlife, means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net capture,
collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.