[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR17.2]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 17--CONVEYANCE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INTERESTS ON LANDS OF THE 
NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 17.2  Definitions.

    As used in the regulations in this part:
    (a) Authorized officer shall mean an officer or employee of the 
National Park Service designated to conduct the sale or lease and 
delegated authority to execute all necessary documents, including deeds 
and leases.
    (b) The term unit of the National Park System means any area of land 
or water administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the 
National Park Service for park, monument, historic, parkway, 
recreational, or other purposes.
    (c) The term national park means any unit of the National Park 
System the organic act of which declares it to be a ``national park.''
    (d) The term national monument of scientific significance means a 
unit of the National Park System designated as a national monument by 
statute or proclamation for the purpose of preserving landmarks, 
structures, or objects of scientific interest.
    (e) The term person includes but is not necessarily limited to an 
individual partnership, corporation, or association.
    (f) The term freehold interest means an estate in real property of 
permanent or of indefinite duration.
    (g) The term leasehold interest means an estate in real property for 
a fixed term of years or an estate from month-to-month or from year-to-
year.
    (h) The term fair market value means the appraised value as set 
forth in an approved appraisal made for the Secretary for the interest 
to be sold or leased.

[42 FR 46302, Sept. 15, 1977, as amended at 62 FR 30234, June 3, 1997]