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Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102

§2003 Definitions

Title 43 › CHAPTER 38 — CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS › § 2003

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines a few key terms used in the chapter. “Northern tier States” are Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. “Inland States” are all U.S. states except the northern tier states and California, Alaska, and Hawaii. “Crude oil transportation system” is the delivery network for Alaskan and other crude oil to the northern tier and inland states, but it does not include the Long Beach‑Midland project. “Long Beach‑Midland project” is the delivery system described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement announced in the Federal Register on June 1, 1977 (42 Fed. Reg. 28008). “Federal agency” means an Executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5.

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Title 43, §2003

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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 June 1, 1977 (42 Fed. Reg. 28008).
(5)The term “Federal agency” means an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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

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43 U.S.C. § 2003

Title 43, Public Lands

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102