25 U.S.C. § 3703 : US Code - Section 3703: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3703 : US Code - Section 3703: Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term "Indian agricultural lands" means Indian land,
including farmland and rangeland, but excluding Indian forest
land, that is used for the production of agricultural products,
and Indian lands occupied by industries that support the
agricultural community, regardless of whether a formal inspection
and land classification has been conducted.
(2) The term "agricultural product" means -
(A) crops grown under cultivated conditions whether used for
personal consumption, subsistence, or sold for commercial
benefit;
(B) domestic livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats,
horses, buffalo, swine, reindeer, fowl, or other animal
specifically raised and utilized for food or fiber or as beast
of burden;
(C) forage, hay, fodder, feed grains, crop residues and other
items grown or harvested for the feeding and care of livestock,
sold for commercial profit, or used for other purposes; and
(D) other marketable or traditionally used materials
authorized for removal from Indian agricultural lands.
(3) The term "agricultural resource" means -
(A) all the primary means of production, including the land,
soil, water, air, plant communities, watersheds, human
resources, natural and physical attributes, and man-made
developments, which together comprise the agricultural
community; and
(B) all the benefits derived from Indian agricultural lands
and enterprises, including cultivated and gathered food
products, fibers, horticultural products, dyes, cultural or
religious condiments, medicines, water, aesthetic, and other
traditional values of agriculture.
(4) The term "agricultural resource management plan" means a
plan developed under section 3711(b) of this title.
(5) The term "Bureau" means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the
Department of the Interior.
(6) The term "farmland" means Indian land excluding Indian
forest land that is used for production of food, feed, fiber,
forage and seed oil crops, or other agricultural products, and
may be either dryland, irrigated, or irrigated pasture.
(7) The term "Indian forest land" means forest land as defined
in section 3103(3) of this title.
(8) The term "Indian" means an individual who is a member of an
Indian tribe.
(9) The term "Indian land" means land that is -
(A) held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe;
or
(B) owned by an Indian or Indian tribe and is subject to
restrictions against alienation.
(10) The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including
any Alaska Native village or regional corporation as defined in
or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which is recognized as eligible for
the special programs and services provided by the United States
to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(11) The term "integrated resource management plan" means the
plan developed pursuant to the process used by tribal governments
to assess available resources and to provide identified holistic
management objectives that include quality of life, production
goals and landscape descriptions of all designated resources that
may include (but not be limited to) water, fish, wildlife,
forestry, agriculture, minerals, and recreation, as well as
community and municipal resources, and may include any previously
adopted tribal codes and plans related to such resources.
(12) The term "land management activity" means all activities,
accomplished in support of the management of Indian agricultural
lands, including (but not limited to) -
(A) preparation of soil and range inventories, farmland and
rangeland management plans, and monitoring programs to evaluate
management plans;
(B) agricultural lands and on-farm irrigation delivery system
development, and the application of state of the art, soil and
range conservation management techniques to restore and ensure
the productive potential of Indian lands;
(C) protection against agricultural pests, including
development, implementation, and evaluation of integrated pest
management programs to control noxious weeds, undesirable
vegetation, and vertebrate or invertebrate agricultural pests;
(D) administration and supervision of agricultural leasing
and permitting activities, including determination of proper
land use, carrying capacities, and proper stocking rates of
livestock, appraisal, advertisement, negotiation, contract
preparation, collecting, recording, and distributing lease
rental receipts;
(E) technical assistance to individuals and tribes engaged in
agricultural production or agribusiness; and
(F) educational assistance in agriculture, natural resources,
land management and related fields of study, including direct
assistance to tribally-controlled community colleges in
developing and implementing curriculum for vocational,
technical, and professional course work.
(13) The term "Indian landowner" means the Indian or Indian
tribe that -
(A) owns such Indian land, or
(B) is the beneficiary of the trust under which such Indian
land is held by the United States.
(14) The term "rangeland" means Indian land, excluding Indian
forest land, on which the native vegetation is predominantly
grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, half-shrubs or shrubs suitable
for grazing or browsing use, and includes lands revegetated
naturally or artificially to provide a forage cover that is
managed as native vegetation.
(15) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.