16 U.S.C. § 670 — Definitions

(1) Military installation. “Military installation” means (A) United States land or a land interest administered by the Secretary of Defense or a military-department Secretary, except land under the Army civil-works Assistant Secretary; (B) public land withdrawn from all appropriation under public-land laws and reserved for the Secretary of Defense or a military-department Secretary; and (C) not land in (A) or (B) subject to an approved closure recommendation under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. (2) State. “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands. (3) State-owned National Guard installation. This means State-owned and State-operated land used to train the National Guard under 32 U.S.C. chapter 5 with money from the Secretary of Defense or a military-department Secretary, even though the Defense Department does not have jurisdiction. (4) State fish and wildlife agency. This means one or more State agencies responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife. (5) United States. This means the States, the District of Columbia, and United States territories and possessions. (6) Indian tribe. This means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or organized group or community, including an Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, recognized as eligible for the United States’ special Indian programs and services because of its Indian status.