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16 U.S.C. § 19JJ

Section 19jj · Definitions

Current version, with additions and removals from the July 27, 1990 version.

Current — November 12, 1996
As of July 27, 1990

As used in this subchapter the term:

As used in this subchapter the term:

(a) “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.

(a) “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.

(b) “Damages” includes the following:

(b) “Damages” includes the following:

(1) Compensation for—

(1) Compensation for—

(A)(i) the cost of replacing, restoring, or acquiring the equivalent of a park system resource; and

(A)(i) the cost of replacing, restoring, or acquiring the equivalent of a park system resource; and

(ii) the value of any significant loss of use of a park system resource pending its restoration or replacement or the acquisition of an equivalent resource; or

(ii) the value of any significant loss of use of a park system resource pending its restoration or replacement or the acquisition of an equivalent resource; or

(B) the value of the park system resource in the event the resource cannot be replaced or restored.

(B) the value of the park system resource in the event the resource cannot be replaced or restored.

(2) The cost of damage assessments under section 19jj–2(b) of this title.

(2) The cost of damage assessments under section 19jj–2(b) of this title.

(c) “Response costs” means the costs of actions taken by the Secretary of the Interior to prevent or minimize destruction or loss of or injury to park system resources; or to abate or minimize the imminent risk of such destruction, loss, or injury; or to monitor ongoing effects of incidents causing such destruction, loss, or injury.

(c) “Response costs” means the costs of actions taken by the Secretary of the Interior to prevent or minimize destruction or loss of or injury to park system resources; or to abate or minimize the imminent risk of such destruction, loss, or injury; or to monitor ongoing effects of incidents causing such destruction, loss, or injury.

(d) “Park system resource” means any living or nonliving resource that is located within or is a living part of a marine regimen or a Great Lakes aquatic regimen (including an aquatic regimen within Voyageurs National Park) within the boundaries of a unit of the National Park System, except for resources owned by a non-Federal entity.
(d) “Park system resource” means any living or non-living resource that is located within the boundaries of a unit of the National Park System, except for resources owned by a non-Federal entity.

(e) “Regimen” means a water column and submerged lands, up to the high-tide or high-water line.

(e) “Regimen” means a water column and submerged lands, up to the high-tide or high-water line.

(f) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

(f) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

(g) “Marine or aquatic park system resource” means any living or non-living part of a marine or aquatic regimen within or is a living part of a marine or aquatic regimen within the boundaries of a unit of the National Park System, except for resources owned by a non-Federal entity.

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