Indian Country

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014073

1. Defined at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 122.2 to mean: 1.) All land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the reservation; 2.) All dependent Indian communities with the borders of the United States whether within the originally or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state; and 3.) All Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-ways running through the same.

2. As defined at 18 U.S.C. § 1151, (a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the reservation; (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state; and (c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.

3. Indian country as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. That section defines Indian country as: (a) All land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way running through the reservation; (b) All dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a State; and (c) All Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-014073
Field	Environment
Subject	Chemicals, toxics and pesticides
References	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Glossary; Environmental Justice 2020 Glossary; 40 CFR § 372.3

Record as JSON

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