§ 670. Definitions

     In this subchapter:

(1) Military installation

     The term "military installation"—

     (A) means any land or interest in land owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department, except land under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretary of the Army having responsibility for civil works;

     (B) includes all public lands withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under public land laws and reserved for use by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department; and

     (C) does not include any land described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is subject to an approved recommendation for closure under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).

(2) State fish and wildlife agency

     The term "State fish and wildlife agency" means the one or more agencies of State government that are responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife resources.

(3) United States

     The term "United States" means the States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.

(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 100, as added Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2911, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2021.)

References in Text

     Public land laws, referred to in par. (1)(B), are classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.

     Section 2901 of title XXIX of Pub. L. 105–85 provided that: "This title [enacting this section and sections 670e–1 and 670e–2 of this title, amending sections 670a, 670b, 670c, 670c–1, 670f, and 670o of this title, repealing section 670a–1 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 670a of this title] may be cited as the `Sikes Act Improvement Act of 1997’."

     Pub. L. 95–420, § 1, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 921, provided: "That this Act [amending sections 670f and 670o of this title] may be cited as the `Sikes Act Amendments of 1978’."

     Section 1 of Pub. L. 86–797, as added by Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, § 2903, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2016, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Sikes Act’."