Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 544


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 544. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; definitions

      As used in sections 544 to 544p of this title, the term - 
        (a) "adversely affect" or "adversely affecting" means, except
      as used in section 544m of this title, a reasonable likelihood of
      more than moderate adverse consequences for the scenic, cultural,
      recreation or natural resources of the scenic area, the
      determination of which is based on - 
          (1) the context of a proposed action;
          (2) the intensity of a proposed action, including the
        magnitude and duration of an impact and the likelihood of its
        occurrence;
          (3) the relationship between a proposed action and other
        similar actions which are individually insignificant but which
        may have cumulatively significant impacts; and
          (4) proven mitigation measures which the proponent of an
        action will implement as part of the proposal to reduce
        otherwise significant affects to an insignificant level;

        (b) "agricultural lands" means lands designated as agricultural
      lands pursuant to section 544d of this title;
        (c) "Commission" means the Columbia River Gorge Commission
      established pursuant to section 544c of this title;
        (d) "counties" means Hood River, Multnomah, and Wasco Counties,
      Oregon; and Clark, Klickitat, and Skamania Counties, Washington;
        (e) "Dodson/Warrendale Special Purchase Unit" means the
      Dodson/Warrendale Special Purchase Unit established pursuant to
      section 544b of this title;
        (f) "forest lands" means lands designated as forest lands
      pursuant to section 544d of this title;
        (g) "Indian tribes" means the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated
      Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation, the Confederated
      Tribes of the Warm Springs of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes
      of the Umatilla Indian Reservation;
        (h) "interim guidelines" means any interim guidelines developed
      by the Secretary pursuant to section 544h of this title, and any
      amendment, revision, or variance;
        (i) "land use ordinance" or "ordinance" means any ordinance
      adopted by a county or by the Commission pursuant to sections 544
      to 544p of this title, and includes any amendment to, revision
      of, or variance from such ordinance;
        (j) "major development actions" means any of the following:
          (1) subdivisions, partitions and short plat proposals;
          (2) any permit for siting or construction outside urban areas
        of multifamily residential, industrial or commercial
        facilities, except such facilities as are included in the
        recreation assessment;
          (3) the exploration, development and production of mineral
        resources unless such exploration, development or production
        can be conducted without disturbing the surface of any land
        within the boundaries of a special management area or is for
        sand, gravel and crushed rock used for the construction,
        maintenance or reconstruction of roads within the special
        management areas used for the production of forest products;
        and
          (4) permits for siting or construction within a special
        management area of any residence or other related major
        structure on any parcel of land less than forty acres in size;

        (k) "management plan" means the scenic area management plan
      adopted pursuant to section 544d of this title;
        (l) "open spaces" means unimproved lands not designated as
      agricultural lands or forest lands pursuant to section 544d of
      this title and designated as open space pursuant to section 544d
      of this title. Open spaces include - 
          (1) scenic, cultural, and historic areas;
          (2) fish and wildlife habitat;
          (3) lands which support plant species that are endemic to the
        scenic area or which are listed as rare, threatened or
        endangered species pursuant to State or Federal Endangered
        Species Acts;
          (4) ecologically and scientifically significant natural
        areas;
          (5) outstanding scenic views and sites;
          (6) water areas and wetlands;
          (7) archaeological sites, Indian burial grounds and village
        sites, historic trails and roads and other areas which are
        culturally or historically significant;
          (8) potential and existing recreation resources; and
          (9) Federal and State wild, scenic, and recreation waterways;

        (m) "recreation assessment" means the recreation assessment
      adopted pursuant to section 544d of this title;
        (n) "residential development" means the permitting for siting
      or construction of any residence or other related major
      structure;
        (o) "scenic area" means the Columbia River Gorge National
      Scenic Area established pursuant to section 544b of this title;
        (p) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture;
        (q) "special management areas" means areas within the scenic
      area established pursuant to section 544b of this title;
        (r) "States" means the States of Oregon and Washington; and
        (s) "urban areas" means those areas within the scenic area
      identified as urban areas on the map referred to in section
      544b(e) of this title or within the boundaries of an urban area
      as revised pursuant to section 544b(f) of this title.



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