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16 U.S.C. § 3902 — Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) The term “Committees” means the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) The term “designated unit” means a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System designated by the Secretary under section 3911(a)(2) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(3) The term “hydric soil” means soil that, in its undrained condition, is saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during a growing season to develop an anaerobic condition that supports the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation.
(4) The term “hydrophytic vegetation” means a plant growing in—
(A) water; or
(B) a substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen during a growing season as a result of excessive water content.
(5) The term “wetland” means land that has a predominance of hydric soils and that is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
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For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) The term “Committees” means the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) The term “designated unit” means a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System designated by the Secretary under section 3911(a)(2) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(3) The term “hydric soil” means soil that, in its undrained condition, is saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during a growing season to develop an anaerobic condition that supports the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation.
(4) The term “hydrophytic vegetation” means a plant growing in—
(A) water; or
(B) a substrate that is at least periodically deficient in oxygen during a growing season as a result of excessive water content.
(5) The term “wetland” means land that has a predominance of hydric soils and that is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
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The oath of office shall be administered by the President of the Senate to each Senator who shall be elected, previous to his taking his seat.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 99–645, title II, § 201, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3584, related to the sale of admission permits at certain units of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the St. Johns River Valley, Florida, where the Timucuan Indians lived in prehistoric and historic times, the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (hereafter in sections 698n to 698p of this title referred to as the “Preserve”). The Preserve shall comprise the lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundaries generally depicted on a map of Duval County, Florida, entitled “Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve” numbered NA–TEHP 80,003–A and dated July 1987. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior may make minor revisions in the boundary of the Preserve in accordance with [section 100506(c) of title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section100506/c&num=0&edition=prelim). The Preserve shall also include within its boundaries all that land consisting of approximately 500 acres adjacent to Fort Caroline National Memorial and known as the Theodore Roosevelt Preserve, being land formerly owned by one Willie Brown and donated by him to The Nature Conservancy.
(2) **Modification of boundary**
(A) *In general* — In addition to the land described in paragraph (1), the Preserve shall include approximately 8.5 acres of land located in Nassau County, Florida, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve American Beach Adjustment”, numbered 006/80012 and dated June 2003.
(B) *Duties of Secretary* — The Secretary of the Interior shall—
(i) revise the boundaries of the Preserve so as to encompass the land described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) maintain the map described in subparagraph (
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3902
1 See References in Text note below.
other aquatic organisms, and contain many
unique species and communities of wild
plants;
(3) the migratory bird treaty obligations of
the Nation with Canada, Mexico, Japan, the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and with
various countries in the Western Hemisphere
require Federal protection of wetlands that
are used by migratory birds for breeding, win-
tering or migration and needed to achieve and
to maintain optimum population levels, dis-
tributions, and patterns of migration;
(4) wetlands, and the fish, wildlife, and
plants dependent on wetlands, provide signifi-
cant recreational and commercial benefits, in-
cluding—
(A) contributions to a commercial marine
harvest valued at over $10,000,000,000 annu-
ally;
(B) support for a major portion of the Na-
tion’s multimillion dollar annual fur and
hide harvest; and
(C) fishing, hunting, birdwatching, nature
observation and other wetland-related rec-
reational activities that generate billions of
dollars annually;
(5) wetlands enhance the water quality and
water supply of the Nation by serving as
groundwater recharge areas, nutrient traps,
and chemical sinks;
(6) wetlands provide a natural means of flood
and erosion control by retaining water during
periods of high runoff, thereby protecting
against loss of life and property;
(7) wetlands constitute only a small percent-
age of the land area of the United States, are
estimated to have been reduced by half in the
contiguous States since the founding of our
Nation, and continue to disappear by hundreds
of thousands of acres each year;
(8) certain activities of the Federal Govern-
ment have inappropriately altered or assisted
in the alteration of wetlands, thereby unn
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