Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 84 — Healthy Forest Restoration
§ 6502. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
Federal land
The term “Federal land” means—
land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of this title) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
public lands (as defined in section 1702 of title 43), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Indian tribe
The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
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.
Pub. L. 108–148 § 3 · 117 Stat. 1887
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6502
(Pub. L. 108–148, § 3, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1888.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 108–148, § 3, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1888.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Federal land.— The term “Federal land” means— (A) land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and (B) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (2) Indian tribe.— The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 108–148, , 117 Stat. 1887, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6501 of this title and Tables.