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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 460ooo. Definitions

Statutory text

For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)

Conservation Area

The term “Conservation Area” means the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area established by section 460ooo–3(a) of this title.

(2)

Acquisition Planning District

The term “Acquisition Planning District” means the Sonoita Valley Acquisition Planning District established by section 460ooo–1(a) of this title.

(3)

Management plan

The term “management plan” means the management plan for the Conservation Area.

(4)

Public lands

The term “public lands” has the meaning given the term in section 1702(e) of title 43, except that such term shall not include interest in lands not owned by the United States.

(5)

Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 106–538 § 1 · 114 Stat. 2563

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 460ooo

    (Pub. L. 106–538, § 1, Dec. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 2563.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 106–538, § 1, Dec. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 2563.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Conservation area.— The term “Conservation Area” means the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area established by section 4(a). (2) Acquisition planning district.— The term “Acquisition Planning District” means the Sonoita Valley Acquisition Planning District established by section 2(a). (3) Management plan.— The term “management plan” means the management plan for the Conservation Area. (4) Public lands.— The term “public lands” has the meaning given the term in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)), except that such term shall not include interest in lands not owned by the United States. (5) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 106–538, § 1, , 114 Stat. 2563.)

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