Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term Alaska Native Corporation has the meaning given the term Native Corporation in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1602 ). The term ANCSA land means land that— is or was contaminated land at the time of conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ); and was conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) to an Alaska Native Corporation or Indian Tribe, including— land reconveyed by an Alaska Native Corporation— to a settlement trust pursuant to section 39 of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1629e ); or pursuant to other applicable law; land conveyed to an Alaska Native Corporation pursuant to an exchange authorized by— section 22(f) of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1621(f) ); section 3192(h) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3192(h) ); or other applicable law; or land conveyed by an Alaska Native Corporation to a successor in interest to which the lands were conveyed under section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(c) ).
The term compensatory mitigation , for the purposes of remediating eligible land, means— restoration, including reestablishment or rehabilitation; establishment, including creation; enhancement; and in certain circumstances, as determined by the Secretary, the preservation of eligible land. The term compensatory mitigation includes— on-site permittee-responsible mitigation; off-site permittee-responsible mitigation; and in-leu fee mitigation. The term contaminated land means land, including ANCSA land and Indian land, contaminated by— petroleum; a petroleum-based product; a hazardous substance (as is defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 )); or any other pollutant or contaminant (as is defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 )).
The term credit means a unit of measure (such as a functional or areal measure or other suitable metric) that represents the accrual or attainment of the functions associated with the restoration, establishment, enhancement, or preservation of resources at a compensatory mitigation site, with no change in the size of the area of the compensatory mitigation site. Remediation of contaminated sites is an appropriate means of generating mitigation credit when the removal of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants restores or enhances aquatic resource functions on ANCSA land or Indian land.
The term Indian has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Indian land means land that— is held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe; or is owned by an Indian or Indian Tribe and is subject to restrictions against alienation. The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
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