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§ 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.



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