§ 941b. Definitions
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In this chapter—
(1)the term “Committee” means the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Proposal Review Committee established by section 941c(c) of this title;
(2)the term “Director” means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
(3)the term “Great Lakes Basin” means the air, land, water, and living organisms within the drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence River at or upstream from the point at which the river becomes the international boundary between Canada and the United States;
(4)the term “Indian Tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, village, nation, or other organized group or community that is recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, and that has Great Lakes fish and wildlife management authority in the Great Lakes Basin;
(5)the term “lower Great Lakes” means the region in which is located that portion of the Great Lakes Basin which is downstream from the confluence of the Saint Clair River and Lake Huron near Port Huron, Michigan;
(6)the term “non-Federal source” includes a State government, local government, Indian tribe, other non-Federal governmental entity, private entity, and individual;
(7)the term “nonindigenous species” means a species of plant, animal, or other organism that did not occur in the Great Lakes Basin before European colonization of North America;
(8)the term “regional project” means authorized activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fish and wildlife resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement impacting multiple States or Indian Tribes with fish and wildlife management authority in the Great Lakes basin;
(9)the term “Report” means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service report entitled “Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study”, submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on September 13, 1995;
(10)the term “restoration” means rehabilitation and maintenance of the structure, function, diversity, and dynamics of a biological system, including reestablishment of self-sustaining populations of fish and wildlife;
(11)the term “State Director” means the head of the agency, department, board, commission, or other governmental entity of each of the States of New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which is responsible for the management and conservation of the fish and wildlife resources of that State; and
(12)the term “upper Great Lakes” means that portion of the Great Lakes Basin which is upstream from the confluence of the Saint Clair River and Lake Huron near Port Huron, Michigan.
(Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1004, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat. 2371; Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2004, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4774; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4091; Pub. L. 105–265, §§ 3(b), 5, Oct. 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2358, 2359; Pub. L. 109–326, § 3, Oct. 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 1761.)
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- Public Law 105–265To amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study
- Public Law 109–326To amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study
- Public Law 101–537To authorize a study of the fishery resources of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–646To prevent and control infestations of the coastal inland waters of the United States by the zebra mussel and other nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1004
- 104 Stat. 2371
- Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2004
- 104 Stat. 4774
- Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1)
- 110 Stat. 4091
- Pub. L. 105–265
- 112 Stat. 2358
- Pub. L. 109–326, § 3
- 120 Stat. 1761
- Pub. L. 101–537
- Pub. L. 101–646
- Pub. L. 105–265, § 3(b)
- Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(1)
- Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(3)
- Pub. L. 109–326, § 3(2)
- Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(1)
- Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(2)
- Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(6)
- Pub. L. 105–265, § 5(7)
- Pub. L. 104–332
- Pub. L. 101–646, § 2004
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§ 941b
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–537, title I, § 1004
Stat.104 Stat. 2371
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–646, title II, § 2004
Stat.104 Stat. 4774
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1)
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