Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The term application means an application for State relinquishment and selection of land made under this Act in accordance with section 5. The term eligible area means land within the outer boundary of— a unit of the National Park System; a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System; an area determined by the Bureau of Land Management, through an inventory carried out in accordance with FLPMA, to have wilderness characteristics— as of the date of enactment of this Act; or in a land use plan finalized under FLPMA;

National Forest System land and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management that has been designated as a national monument, national volcanic monument, national recreation area, national scenic area, inventoried roadless area, unit of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, wilderness study area, or Land Use Designation II (as described by section 508 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 101–626 ; 104 Stat. 4428)); or a sentinel landscape designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Interior.

The term FLPMA means the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). The term priority area means land within the outer boundary of any— National Monument; national conservation area managed by the Bureau of Land Management; component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; or unit of the National Park System. The term public land has the meaning given the term public lands in section 103 of FLPMA ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 ). The term public land does not include Federal land that— is within an eligible area; is within an area of critical environmental concern established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) of FLPMA ( 43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3) ); is within an area withdrawn or reserved by an Act of Congress, the President, or public land order for a particular public purpose or program, including for the conservation of natural resources; has been acquired using funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund established under section 200302 of title 54, United States Code; is within the boundary of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; or is within a special recreation management area.

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term State land grant parcel means— any land granted to a western State by Congress through a statehood or territorial land grant for the support of public education or other public institutions, or subsequently acquired by the western State for that purpose; or land granted to the State of Alaska under subsections (a), (b), and

(k)of section 6 of the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act ) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85–508 ). The term traditional cultural property has the meaning given the term— historic property in section 800.16 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act); or sacred site in section 1(b) of Executive Order No. 13007 ( 42 U.S.C. 1996 note; relating to Indian sacred sites). The term water right means any right in or to groundwater, surface water, or effluent under Federal, State, or other law. The term western State means any of the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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