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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 38 — Crude Oil Transportation Systems

§ 2003. Definitions

Statutory text

As used in this chapter—

(1)

The term “northern tier States” means the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

(2)

The term “inland States” means those States in the United States other than northern tier States and the States of California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

(3)

The term “crude oil transportation system” means a crude oil delivery system (including the location of such system) for transporting Alaskan and other crude oil to northern tier States and inland States, but such term does not include the Long Beach-Midland project.

(4)

The term “Long Beach-Midland project” means the crude oil delivery system which was the subject of, and is generally described in, the “Final Environmental Impact Statement, Crude Oil Transportation System: Valdez, Alaska, to Midland, Texas (as proposed by Sohio Transportation Company)”, the availability of which was announced by the Department of the Interior in the Federal Register on (42 Fed. Reg. 28008).

(5)

The term “Federal agency” means an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5.

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. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–617 title V § 503 · 92 Stat. 3117

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 2003

    (Pub. L. 95–617, title V, § 503, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3158.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 95–617, title V, § 503, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3158.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title— (1) The term “northern tier States” means the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. (2) The term “inland States” means those States in the United States other than northern tier States and the States of California, Alaska, and Hawaii. (3) The term “crude oil transportation system” means a crude oil delivery system (including the location of such system) for transporting Alaskan and other crude oil to northern tier States and inland States, but such term does not include the Long Beach-Midland project. (4) The term “Long Beach-Midland project” means the crude oil delivery system which was the subject of, and is generally described in, the “Final Environmental Impact Statement, Crude Oil Transportation System: Valdez, Alaska, to Midland, Texas (as proposed by Sohio Transportation Company)”, the availability of which was announced by the Department of the Interior in the Federal Register on June 1, 1977 (42 Fed. Reg. 28008). (5) The term “Federal agency” means an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

The definition of “State” in section 2602 of Title 16, Conservation, applies to this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 95–617, title V, § 503, , 92 Stat. 3158.)

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