40 CFR 745.323
§ 745.323 Definitions.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 745.323, § 745.323 Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/194192
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The definitions in subpart A apply to this subpart. In addition, the definitions in § 745.223 and the following definitions apply:
Indian Country means (1) all land within the limits of any American Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the U.S. government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way running throughout the reservation;
(2) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or outside the limits of a State; and (3) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.
Indian Tribe means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or community recognized by the Secretary of the Interior and exercising substantial governmental duties and powers.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.