20 USC § 5602 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter—

(1) the term “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Foundation established under section 5603 (b) of this title;

(2) the term “Center” means the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy established at the University of Arizona in 1987;

(3) the term “eligible individual” means a citizen or national of the United States or a permanent resident alien of the United States;

(4) the term “environmental dispute” means a dispute or conflict relating to the environment, public lands, or natural resources;

(5) the term “Foundation” means the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation established under section 5603 (a) of this title;

(6) the term “Institute” means the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution established pursuant to section 5605 (a)(1)(D) of this title;

(7) the term “institution of higher education” has the same meaning given to such term by section 1001 of this title;

(8) the term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federal States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau (until the Compact of Free Association is ratified); and

(9) the term “Trust Fund” means the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund established in section 5606 of this title.

Source

(Pub. L. 102–259, § 4,Mar. 19, 1992, 106 Stat. 78; Pub. L. 105–156, § 2,Feb. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 8; Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 102(a)(6)(I),Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1619; Pub. L. 111–90, § 4,Nov. 3, 2009, 123 Stat. 2977.)

References in Text

For ratification of Compact of Free Association with the Republic of Palau, referred to in par. (8), see Proc. No. 6726, Sept. 27, 1994, 59 F.R. 49777, set out as a note under section 1931 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Amendments

2009—Par. (1). Pub. L. 111–90, § 4(1), struck out “Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy” before “Foundation”.

Pars. (5), (9). Pub. L. 111–90, § 4(2), (3), substituted “and Stewart L. Udall” for “Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy”.

1998—Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 105–156, § 2(1), (2), added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (9).

Par. (6). Pub. L. 105–156, § 2(3), added par. (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (7).

Par. (7). Pub. L. 105–244, which directed the substitution of “section 1001” for “section 1141 (a)” in par. (6), was executed by making the substitution in par. (7) to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the redesignation of par. (6) as (7) by Pub. L. 105–156, § 2(1). See below.

Pub. L. 105–156, § 2(1), (4), redesignated par. (6) as (7) and struck out “and” at end. Former par. (7) redesignated (8).

Par. (8). Pub. L. 105–156, § 2(1), (5), redesignated par. (7) as (8) and substituted “; and” for period at end.

Par. (9). Pub. L. 105–156, § 2(1), (6), redesignated par. (5) as (9) and substituted “ ‘Trust Fund’ ” for “ ‘fund’ ” and period for semicolon at end.

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 ofPub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.