§ 3162. — 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: 16USC3162]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51--ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER IV--TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY SYSTEMS IN AND ACROSS, AND
ACCESS INTO, CONSERVATION SYSTEM UNITS
Sec. 3162. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter--
(1) The term ``applicable law'' means any law of general
applicability (other than this subchapter) under which any Federal
department or agency has jurisdiction to grant any authorization
(including but not limited to, any right-of-way, permit, license, lease,
or certificate) without which a transportation or utility system cannot,
in whole or in part, be established or operated.
(2) The term ``applicant'' means any public or private person,
including, but not limited to, any Federal department or agency.
(3) The term ``Federal agency'' means any Federal department or
agency that has any function or duty under applicable law.
(4)(A) The term ``transportation or utility system'' means any type
of system described in subparagraph (B) if any portion of the route of
the system will be within any conservation system unit, national
recreation area, or national conservation area in the State (and the
system is not one that the department or agency having jurisdiction over
the unit or area is establishing incident to its management of the unit
or area).
(B) The types of systems to which subparagraph (A) applies are as
follows:
(i) Canals, ditches, flumes, laterals, pipes, pipelines,
tunnels, and other systems for the transportation of water.
(ii) Pipelines and other systems for the transportation of
liquids other than water, including oil, natural gas, synthetic
liquid and gaseous fuels, and any refined product produced
therefrom.
(iii) Pipelines, slurry and emulsion systems and conveyor belts
for the transportation of solid materials.
(iv) Systems for the transmission and distribution of electric
energy.
(v) Systems for transmission or reception of radio, television,
telephone, telegraph, and other electronic signals, and other means
of communication.
(vi) Improved rights-of-way for snow machines, air cushion
vehicles, and other all-terrain vehicles.
(vii) Roads, highways, railroads, tunnels, tramways, airports,
landing strips, docks, and other systems of general transportation.
Any system described in this subparagraph includes such related
structures and facilities (both temporary and permanent) along the route
of the system as may be minimally necessary for the construction,
operation, and maintenance of this system. Such related structures and
facilities shall be described in the application required by section
3164 of this title, and shall be approved or disapproved in accordance
with the procedures set forth in this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title XI, Sec. 1102, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2458.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3164 of this title.
