§ 5502. — 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: 20USC5502]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 65--NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Sec. 5502. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, the term--
(1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) ``Agency'' means the United States Environmental Protection
Agency;
(3) ``Federal agency'' or ``agency of the United States'' means
any department, agency or other instrumentality of the Federal
Government, any independent agency or establishment of the Federal
Government including any Government corporation;
(4) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Department of
Education;
(5) ``local educational agency'' means any education agency as
defined in section 7801 of this title and shall include any tribal
education agency;
(6) ``not-for-profit'' organization \1\ means an organization,
association, or institution described in section 501(c)(3) of title
26, which is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of
section 501(a) of title 26;
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be `` `not-for-profit
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(7) ``noncommercial education broadcasting entities'' means any
noncommercial educational broadcasting station (and/or its legal
nonprofit affiliates) as defined and licensed by the Federal
Communications Commission;
(8) ``tribal education agency'' means a school or community
college which is controlled by an Indian tribe, band, or nation,
including any Alaska Native village, which is recognized as eligible
for special programs and services provided by the United States to
Indians because of their status as Indians and which is not
administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
(9) ``Federal natural resource management agencies'' means the
United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the
National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service;
(10) ``environmental engineering'' means the discipline within
engineering and science concerned with the development and
application of scientific and technical solutions to protecting the
aquatic and atmospheric environment, including, but not limited to,
all phases of water resources planning, water supply, water
treatment, air pollution characterization and control, remediation
of hazardous substances, environmental transport of contaminants in
surface and ground water and atmosphere, and methods for assessment
and control of pollution;
(11) ``environmental education'' and ``environmental education
and training'' mean educational activities and training activities
involving elementary, secondary, and postsecondary students, as such
terms are defined in the State in which they reside, and
environmental education personnel, but does not include technical
training activities directed toward environmental management
professionals or activities primarily directed toward the support of
noneducational research and development;
(12) ``Foundation'' means the National Environmental Education
and Training Foundation established pursuant to section 5509 of this
title; and
(13) ``Board of Directors'' means the Board of Directors of the
National Environmental Education and Training Foundation.
(Pub. L. 101-619, Sec. 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3326; Pub. L. 103-
382, title III, Sec. 391(m), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4023; Pub. L. 107-
110, title X, Sec. 1076(n), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2092.)
Amendments
2002--Par. (5). Pub. L. 107-110 substituted ``7801'' for ``8801''.
1994--Par. (5). Pub. L. 103-382 substituted ``local educational
agency'' for ``local education agency'' and reference to section 8801 of
this title for reference to section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with
respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see
section 5 of Pub. L. 107-110, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 6301 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5509 of this title.
