§2002 — Title 30 Mineral Lands and Mining | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. contract — a procurement contract under section 6303 of title 31; cooperative agreement — under section 6305 of title 31; Director — the Director of the National Science Foundation; grant — a grant under a grant agreement as defined in section 6304 of title 31; industrial enterprise — a private, non‑government company with expertise or capacity for methane hydrate research and development; institution of higher education — as defined in section 1002 of title 20; Secretary — the Secretary of Energy through the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy; Secretary of Commerce — the Secretary of Commerce through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Defense — the Secretary of Defense through the Secretary of the Navy; Secretary of the Interior — the Secretary of the Interior through the Directors of the United States Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Minerals Management Service.

Title 30, §2002

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “contract” means a procurement contract within the meaning of section 6303 of title 31.

(2)The term “cooperative agreement” means a cooperative agreement within the meaning of section 6305 of title 31.

(3)The term “Director” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.

(4)The term “grant” means a grant awarded under a grant agreement (within the meaning of section 6304 of title 31).

(5)The term “industrial enterprise” means a private, nongovernmental enterprise that has an expertise or capability that relates to methane hydrate research and development.

(6)The term “institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1002 of title 20).

(7)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.

(8)The term “Secretary of Commerce” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(9)The term “Secretary of Defense” means the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretary of the Navy.

(10)The term “Secretary of the Interior” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Director of the Minerals Management Service.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3 of Pub. L. 106–193 was set out in a note under section 1902 of this title prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 106–193 by Pub. L. 109–58.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

The Minerals Management Service was abolished and functions divided among the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental

Enforcement

. See Secretary of the Interior Orders No. 3299 of

May 19, 2010, and No. 3302 of

June 18, 2010, and chapters II, V, and XII of title 30, Code of Federal

Regulations

, as revised by final rules of the Department of the Interior at 75 F.R. 61051 and 76 F.R. 64432.

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