Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter LIX-CC - Adams National Historical Park

• copies: includes the material object, other than a phonorecord, in which the work is first fixed. See 17 USC 101
• historical park: means the Adams National Historical Park established in section 410eee-2 of this title. See 16 USC 410eee-1
• individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• phonorecords: includes the material object in which the sounds are first fixed. See 17 USC 101
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Interior. See 16 USC 410eee-1
• United States: when used in a geographical sense, comprises the several States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the organized territories under the jurisdiction of the United States Government. See 17 USC 101