The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The term ``Cape Fox'' means the Cape Fox Village Corporation, a Village Corporation for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).”
The first definition. Wherever the Act says Cape Fox it means the Cape Fox Village Corporation, the Village Corporation for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, organized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. That Act is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“The term ``Cape Fox'' means the Cape Fox Village Corporation, a Village Corporation for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).”
That sentence, in plain words
Cape Fox is a name for one company. The company was set up for the village of Saxman in Alaska.
What this is about
The law it was set up under is named here. It is the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. That law is not indexed here.
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The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The term ``Federal land'' means the approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass National Forest in the State of Alaska, as generally depicted on the Map.”
The second definition. Federal land means the roughly 180 acres of surface land inside the Tongass National Forest in Alaska that the Map depicts. The definition covers the surface only.
What the document actually says
“The term ``Federal land'' means the approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass National Forest in the State of Alaska, as generally depicted on the Map.”
That sentence, in plain words
Federal land means about 180 acres. The land sits in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. A map shows where it is.
What this is about
These words mean this land and no other land. The words are used again later in this law.
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The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Cape Fox Village Corporation Final Selection'' and dated December 18, 2023.”
The third definition. The Map is one named, dated document: the map entitled Cape Fox Village Corporation Final Selection, dated December 18, 2023. It is the document that fixes the Federal land.
What the document actually says
“The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Cape Fox Village Corporation Final Selection'' and dated December 18, 2023.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Map means one map. It is dated December 18, 2023.
What this is about
The map has a title. The title is Cape Fox Village Corporation Final Selection. The map shows which land the law is about.
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The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.”
The fourth definition. Every unqualified use of Secretary in the Act is the Secretary of the Interior. Section 6 names the Secretary of Agriculture separately.
What the document actually says
“The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary is one person. It is the head of the Interior Department. That is who must act.
What this is about
Later parts of this law tell that person what to do. They use the short word Secretary.
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Each of the four terms the section defines: Cape Fox, Federal land, Map, and Secretary.
Nothing in the section is left out. It defines four terms and does nothing else.
The definition of Cape Fox cites the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is not indexed here, so nothing recorded says what that Act provides. The map the section names is dated December 18, 2023 and is not reproduced on this site, so the boundaries of the Federal land are fixed by a document a reader has to obtain elsewhere.
