16 U.S.C. § 460lll — Definitions
submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-277 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 567 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines terms used for the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It names the Secretary of Agriculture, the Advisory Board, and the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. It also points to outside environmental laws like the Clean Air Act and Endangered Species Act.
In this subchapter:
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The term “Advisory Board” means the Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board established under section 460lll–22 of this title.
The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The term “eligible employee” means a person that was, on the date of transfer pursuant to section 460lll–41 of this title, a full-time or part-time annual employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority at the Recreation Area.
The term “environmental law” means all applicable Federal, State, and local laws (including regulations) and requirements related to protection of human health, natural and cultural resources, or the environment.
The term “environmental law” includes—
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.);
the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The term “forest highway” has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23.1
The term “governmental unit” means an agency of the Federal Government or a State or local government, local governmental unit, public or municipal corporation, or unit of a State university system.
The term “hazardous substance” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
The term “person” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
The term “pollutant or contaminant” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
The term “qualified resident or relative” means—
a former resident of the area within the Recreation Area or the spouse of a former resident of that area; or
a widow, widower, or lineal descendant of an individual buried in a cemetery located in the Recreation Area.
The term “Recreation Area” means the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
The term “release” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
The term “response action” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
The term “State” means the State of Kentucky and the State of Tennessee.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title V, § 502], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–310; Pub. L. 117–328, div. DD, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5581.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-277 · 112 Stat. 2681
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-328 · 136 Stat. 5581
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-277 on 1998-10-21.
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