Sec. 3. Definitions
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As used in this Act, the following definitions apply: The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term cadastre means an inventory of real property of the Federal Government developed through collecting, storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital data depicting natural or man-made physical features, phenomena, or boundaries of the earth and any information related thereto, including surveys, maps, charts, satellite and airborne remote sensing data, images, and services, with services performed by professionals such as surveyors, photogrammetrists, hydrographers, geodesists, cartographers, and other such services of an architectural or engineering nature including the following data layers:
A reference frame consisting of a current geodetic network. A series of current, accurate large scale maps. An existing cadastral boundary overlay delineating all cadastral parcels. A system for indexing and identifying each cadastral parcel. A series of land data files, each including the parcel identifier, which can be used to retrieve information and cross reference between and among other data files, which contains information about the use, assets and infrastructure of each parcel, and shall also designate any parcels that the Secretary determines can be better managed through ownership by a non-Federal entity including but not limited to State government, local government, Tribal government, nonprofit organizations, or the private sector.
The term real property means real estate consisting of land, buildings, crops, forests, or other resources still attached to or within the land or improvements or fixtures permanently attached to the land or a structure on it, including any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in such property.