§ 2462. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2462]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 44B--ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCES PROTECTION
Sec. 2462. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term ``Antarctica'' means the area south of the
Antarctic Convergence as defined in section 2432(1) of this title.
(2) The term ``Antarctic mineral resource activity'' means
prospecting, exploration, or development in Antarctica of mineral
resources, but does not include scientific research within the
meaning of article III of the Antarctic Treaty, done at Washington
on December 1, 1959.
(3) The term ``development'' means any activity, including
logistic support, which takes place following exploration, the
purpose of which is the exploitation of specific mineral resource
deposits, including processing, storage, and transport activities.
(4) The term ``exploration'' means any activity, including
logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification or
evaluation of specific mineral resource deposits. The term includes
exploratory drilling, dredging, and other surface or subsurface
excavations required to determine the nature and size of mineral
resource deposits and the feasibility of their development.
(5) The term ``mineral resources'' means all nonliving natural
nonrenewable resources, including fossil fuels, minerals, whether
metallic or nonmetallic, but does not include ice, water, or snow.
(6) The term ``person'' means any individual, corporation,
partnership, trust, association, or any other entity existing or
organized under the laws of the United States, or any officer,
employee, agent, department, or other instrumentality of the Federal
Government or of any State or political subdivision thereof.
(7) The term ``prospecting'' means any activity, including
logistic support, the purpose of which is the identification of
mineral resource potential for possible exploration and development.
(8) The term ``Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
(Pub. L. 101-594, Sec. 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2976.)
