Chapter 33, Section 3115a, Subsection (a) · 25 U.S.C. Chapter 33 — NATIONAL INDIAN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

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(a)In this Act:

(1)The term “Federal land” means—

(A)land of the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of title 16) administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and

(B)public lands (as defined in section 1702 of title 43), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

(2)The term “Indian forest land or rangeland” means land that—

(A)is held in trust by, or with a restriction against alienation by, the United States for an Indian tribe or a member of an Indian tribe; and

(B)

(i)

(I)is Indian forest land (as defined in section 3103 of this title); or

(II)has a cover of grasses, brush, or any similar vegetation; or

(ii)formerly had a forest cover or vegetative cover that is capable of restoration.

(3)The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of this title.

(4)The term “Secretary” means—

(A)the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service; and

(B)the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management.

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Alaska Native
means Native as defined in section 1602(b) of title 43;
Federal land
means—
forest
means an ecosystem of at least one acre in size, including timberland and woodland, which—
forest land management activities
means all activities performed in the management of Indian forest lands, including—
forest management plan
means the principal document, approved by the Secretary, reflecting and consistent with a tribal integrated resource management plan, which provides for the regulation of the detailed, multiple-use operation of Indian forest land by methods assuring that such lands remain in a continuously productive state while meeting the objectives of the tribe and which shall include—
forest product
means—
forest resources
means all the benefits derived from Indian forest lands, including forest products, soil productivity, water, fisheries, wildlife, recreation, and aesthetic or other traditional values of Indian forest lands;
forest trespass
means the act of illegally removing forest products from, or illegally damaging forest products on, forest lands;
forester intern
means an Indian or Alaska Native who—
Indian
means a member of an Indian tribe;
Indian forest land
means Indian lands, including commercial and non-commercial timberland and woodland, that are considered chiefly valuable for the production of forest products or to maintain watershed or other land values enhanced by a forest cover, regardless whether a formal inspection and land classification action has been taken;
Indian forest land or rangeland
means land that—
Indian land
means land title to which is held by—
Indian tribe
has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of this title.
reservation
includes Indian reservations established pursuant to treaties, Acts of Congress or Executive orders, public domain Indian allotments, and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma;
Secretary
means—
sustained yield
means the yield of forest products that a forest can produce continuously at a given intensity of management;
tribal integrated resource management plan
means a document, approved by an Indian tribe and the Secretary, which provides coordination for the comprehensive management of such tribe’s natural resources.
tribe
means any Indian tribe, band, nation, Pueblo or other organized group or community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and shall mean, where appropriate, the recognized tribal government of such tribe’s reservation;