[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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]