Federal · Title 16 — Conservation

16 U.S.C. § 8202: Definitions

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the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The term “Board” means the National Fish Habitat Board established by section 8203 of this title . The term “Director” means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The term “Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator” means the Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given to the term “Indian tribe” in section 5304 of title 25 . The term “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator” means the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The term “Partnership” means an entity designated by Congress as a Fish Habitat Partnership under section 8204 of this title . land; or water (including water rights). the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; and the Pacific States Marine Commission. The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. The term “State” means each of the several States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. the fish and wildlife agency of a State; and any department or division of a department or agency of a State that manages in the public trust the inland or marine fishery resources of the State or sustains the habitat for those fishery resources pursuant to State law or the constitution of the State.

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