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tar sands

Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.

For purposes of this section, the term “tar sands” means any consolidated or unconsolidated rock (other than coal, oil shale, or gilsonite) that either—

(A) contains a hydrocarbonaceous material with a gas-free viscosity, at original reservoir temperature, greater than 10,000 centipoise; or

(B) contains a hydrocarbonaceous material and is produced by mining or quarrying.

Source

1994–present 42 U.S.C. § 13554The Public Health and Welfare · Tar sands · for purposes of this section