25 U.S.C. § 1452 : US Code - Section 1452: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1452 : US Code - Section 1452: Definitions

For the purpose of this chapter, the term -
(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) "Indian" means any person who is a member of any Indian
tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community which is recognized by the
Federal Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and any "Native" as defined in the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
(c) "Tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or
community, including Native villages and Native groups (including
corporations organized by Kenai, Juneau, Sitka, and Kodiak) as
defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.], which is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible
for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) "Reservation" includes Indian reservations, public domain
Indian allotments, former Indian reservations in Oklahoma, and land
held by incorporated Native groups, regional corporations, and
village corporations under the provisions of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
(e) "Economic enterprise" means any Indian-owned (as defined by
the Secretary of the Interior) commercial, industrial, or business
activity established or organized for the purpose of profit:
Provided, That such Indian ownership shall constitute not less than
51 per centum of the enterprise.
(f) "Organization", unless otherwise specified, shall be the
governing body of any Indian tribe, as defined in subsection (c) of
this section, or entity established or recognized by such governing
body for the purpose of this chapter.
(g) "Other organizations" means any non-Indian individual, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association.
(h) "Surety" has the same meaning as in section 694a of title 15.
(i) "Surety Bond" means a bid bond, payment bond, or performance
bond as those terms are defined in section 694a of title 15.