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16 U.S.C. § 460lll

Title 16 Chapter 1 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 460lll. Definitions

In this subchapter:

  • (1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • (2) The term “Advisory Board” means the Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board established under section 460 lll –22 of this title.
  • (3) The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
  • (4) The term “eligible employee” means a person that was, on the date of transfer pursuant to section 460 lll –41 of this title, a full-time or part-time annual employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority at the Recreation Area.
  • (5)
    • (A) The term “environmental law” means all applicable Federal, State, and local laws (including regulations) and requirements related to protection of human health, natural and cultural resources, or the environment.
    • (B) The term “environmental law” includes—
      • (i) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);
      • (ii) the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.);
      • (iii) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
      • (iv) the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
      • (v) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.);
      • (vi) the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
      • (vii) the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
      • (viii) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
      • (ix) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
  • (6) The term “forest highway” has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23 . 1 1 See References in Text note below.
  • (7) The term “governmental unit” means an agency of the Federal Government or a State or local government, local governmental unit, public or municipal corporation, or unit of a State university system.
  • (8) The term “hazardous substance” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ).
  • (9) The term “person” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ).
  • (10) The term “pollutant or contaminant” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ).
  • (11) The term “qualified resident or relative” means—
    • (A) a former resident of the area within the Recreation Area or the spouse of a former resident of that area; or
    • (B) a widow, widower, or lineal descendant of an individual buried in a cemetery located in the Recreation Area.
  • (12) The term “Recreation Area” means the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
  • (13) The term “release” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ).
  • (14) The term “response action” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ).
  • (15) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
  • (16) The term “State” means the State of Kentucky and the State of Tennessee.

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