§ 3703. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3703]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 39--AMERICAN INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Sec. 3703. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term ``Indian agricultural lands'' means Indian land,
including farmland and rangeland, but excluding Indian forest land,
that is used for the production of agricultural products, and Indian
lands occupied by industries that support the agricultural
community, regardless of whether a formal inspection and land
classification has been conducted.
(2) The term ``agricultural product'' means--
(A) crops grown under cultivated conditions whether used for
personal consumption, subsistence, or sold for commercial
benefit;
(B) domestic livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats,
horses, buffalo, swine, reindeer, fowl, or other animal
specifically raised and utilized for food or fiber or as beast
of burden;
(C) forage, hay, fodder, feed grains, crop residues and
other items grown or harvested for the feeding and care of
livestock, sold for commercial profit, or used for other
purposes; and
(D) other marketable or traditionally used materials
authorized for removal from Indian agricultural lands.
(3) The term ``agricultural resource'' means--
(A) all the primary means of production, including the land,
soil, water, air, plant communities, watersheds, human
resources, natural and physical attributes, and man-made
developments, which together comprise the agricultural
community; and
(B) all the benefits derived from Indian agricultural lands
and enterprises, including cultivated and gathered food
products, fibers, horticultural products, dyes, cultural or
religious condiments, medicines, water, aesthetic, and other
traditional values of agriculture.
(4) The term ``agricultural resource management plan'' means a
plan developed under section 3711(b) of this title.
(5) The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of
the Department of the Interior.
(6) The term ``farmland'' means Indian land excluding Indian
forest land that is used for production of food, feed, fiber, forage
and seed oil crops, or other agricultural products, and may be
either dryland, irrigated, or irrigated pasture.
(7) The term ``Indian forest land'' means forest land as defined
in section 3103(3) of this title.
(8) The term ``Indian'' means an individual who is a member of
an Indian tribe.
(9) The term ``Indian land'' means land that is--
(A) held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe;
or
(B) owned by an Indian or Indian tribe and is subject to
restrictions against alienation.
(10) The term ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any
Alaska Native village or regional corporation as defined in or
established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which is recognized as eligible for the
special programs and services provided by the United States to
Indians because of their status as Indians.
(11) The term ``integrated resource management plan'' means the
plan developed pursuant to the process used by tribal governments to
assess available resources and to provide identified holistic
management objectives that include quality of life, production goals
and landscape descriptions of all designated resources that may
include (but not be limited to) water, fish, wildlife, forestry,
agriculture, minerals, and recreation, as well as community and
municipal resources, and may include any previously adopted tribal
codes and plans related to such resources.
(12) The term ``land management activity'' means all activities,
accomplished in support of the management of Indian agricultural
lands, including (but not limited to)--
(A) preparation of soil and range inventories, farmland and
rangeland management plans, and monitoring programs to evaluate
management plans;
(B) agricultural lands and on-farm irrigation delivery
system development, and the application of state of the art,
soil and range conservation management techniques to restore and
ensure the productive potential of Indian lands;
(C) protection against agricultural pests, including
development, implementation, and evaluation of integrated pest
management programs to control noxious weeds, undesirable
vegetation, and vertebrate or invertebrate agricultural pests;
(D) administration and supervision of agricultural leasing
and permitting activities, including determination of proper
land use, carrying capacities, and proper stocking rates of
livestock, appraisal, advertisement, negotiation, contract
preparation, collecting, recording, and distributing lease
rental receipts;
(E) technical assistance to individuals and tribes engaged
in agricultural production or agribusiness; and
(F) educational assistance in agriculture, natural
resources, land management and related fields of study,
including direct assistance to tribally-controlled community
colleges in developing and implementing curriculum for
vocational, technical, and professional course work.
(13) The term ``Indian landowner'' means the Indian or Indian
tribe that--
(A) owns such Indian land, or
(B) is the beneficiary of the trust under which such Indian
land is held by the United States.
(14) The term ``rangeland'' means Indian land, excluding Indian
forest land, on which the native vegetation is predominantly
grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, half-shrubs or shrubs suitable
for grazing or browsing use, and includes lands revegetated
naturally or artificially to provide a forage cover that is managed
as native vegetation.
(15) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 103-177, Sec. 4, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2012.)
References in Text
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (10),
is Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of Title 43,
Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.