PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Defines key words used later in the law. An advisory committee is the committee set up under the law. The Association is the Association of American State Geologists. The Director is the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Survey means the United States Geological Survey. The Secretary is the Secretary of the Interior. The geologic mapping program is the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, which has Federal, State, and education components. State includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Title 43, §31b

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In sections 31a to 31h of this title:

(1)Advisory committee

The term “advisory committee” means the advisory committee established under section 31d of this title.

(2)Association

The term “Association” means the Association of American State Geologists.

(3)Director (4) Education component

The term “Director” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey.

(5)Federal component

The term “Federal component” means the Federal component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31c(d)(1) of this title.

(6)Geologic mapping program

The term “geologic mapping program” means the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program established by section 31c(a) of this title.

(7)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

(8)State

The term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

(9)State component

The term “State component” means the State component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31c(d)(2) of this title.

(10)Survey

The term “Survey” means the United States Geological Survey.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 31a to 31h of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 102–285, known as the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, which is classified principally to sections 31a to 31h of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 31a of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2019—Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–9, § 5002(c)(1), substituted “section 31c(d)(3)” for “section 31e(d)(3)”. Par. (5). Pub. L. 116–9, § 5002(c)(2), substituted “section 31c(d)(1)” for “section 31e(d)(1)”. Par. (9). Pub. L. 116–9, § 5002(c)(3), substituted “section 31c(d)(2)” for “section 31e(d)(2)”. 1999—Pars. (4) to (10). Pub. L. 106–148 added pars. (4), (5), and (9) and redesignated former pars. (4), (5), (6), and (7) as (6), (7), (8), and (10), respectively. 1997—Pub. L. 105–36, § 3(a)(1), substituted “In sections 31a to 31h of this title:” for “As used in sections 31a to 31h of this title:” in introductory provisions. Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–36, § 3(a)(5), inserted heading. Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–36, § 3(a)(2), (3), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 105–36, § 3(a)(2), (5), redesignated pars. (2) to (4) as (3) to (5), respectively, and inserted headings. Par. (5) redesignated (7). Par. (6). Pub. L. 105–36, § 3(a)(4), added par. (6). Par. (7). Pub. L. 105–36, § 3(a)(2), (5), redesignated par. (5) as (7) and inserted heading.

§31b Definitions