[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2740.0-5]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2740_RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart 2740_Recreation and Public Purposes Act: General
 
Sec. 2740.0-5  Definitions.

    As used in this part, the term:
    (a) Act means the Recreation and Public Purposes Act as amended by 
section 212 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
    (b) Authorized officer means any employee of the Bureau of Land 
Management who has been delegated the authority to perform the duties 
described in this part.
    (c) Public lands means any lands and interest in lands administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management, except lands located on the Outer 
Continental Shelf and lands held for the benefit of Indians, Aleuts and 
Eskimos.
    (d) Public purpose means for the purpose of providing facilities or 
services for the benefit of the public in connection with, but not 
limited to, public health, safety or welfare. Use of lands or facilities 
for habitation, cultivation, trade or manufacturing is permissible only 
when necessary for and integral to, i.e., and essential part of, the 
public purpose.
    (e) Conveyance means a transfer of legal title. Leases issued 
pursuant to subpart 2912 of this title are not conveyances.
    (f) Hazardous substance means any substance designated pursuant to 
Environmental Protection Agency regulations at 40 CFR part 302.
    (g) Solid waste means any material as defined under Environmental 
Protection Agency regulations at 40 CFR part 261.

[44 FR 43471, July 25, 1979, as amended at 50 FR 50300, Dec. 10, 1985; 
57 FR 32732, July 23, 1992]