§31b — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in sections 31a to 31h. The advisory committee is the group set up under section 31d. The Association is the Association of American State Geologists. The Director is the Director of the United States Geological Survey. The education component is the part of the geologic mapping program in section 31c(d)(3). The Federal component is the Federal part in section 31c(d)(1). The geologic mapping program is the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program in section 31c(a). The Secretary is the Secretary of the Interior. State includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The State component is the State part in section 31c(d)(2). The Survey is the United States Geological Survey.

Title 43, §31b

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In sections 31a to 31h of this title:

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

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

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

(4)The term “education component” means the education component of the geologic mapping program described in section 31c(d)(3) of this title.

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

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

(7)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

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

(10)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