---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 C.F.R. § 708.1"
title: "18"
number: "708.1"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/18/708.1"
---

# §708.1. Definitions.


As used in the part, the term:

- (a) Act means the Inland Waterways Authorization Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-502.
- (b) Commission means the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission, with headquarters at Fort Snelling, Twin Cities, Minnesota.
- (c) Master Plan means the Upper Mississippi River System Comprehensive Master Management Plan mandated by Title I of the Act.
- (d) **GREAT—** refers to studies conducted by Great River Environmental Action Teams pursuant to [section 117](/cfr/18/117.md) of the Water Resources and Development Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-587) for purposes of developing balanced management strategies for multipurpose use of the Upper Mississippi River.
- (e) System means those Upper Mississippi River reaches containing commercial navigation channels on the Mississippi River main stem north of Cairo, Illinois; the Minnesota River, Minnesota; Black River, Wisconsin; Saint Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin; Illinois River and Waterway, Illinois; and Kaskaskia River, Illinois.
- (f) Public meeting means a meeting to provide individuals and representatives of interested organizations opportunities to present their opinions and suggestions by means of an informally structured format.
- (g) Public hearing means a formally structured public meeting scheduled to provide adequate time for each testimony, which will be recorded, transcribed, published, and made available to the public.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Title II, sec. 204, Pub. L. 89-80, Water Resources Planning Act of 1965; Title I, sec. 101(b), Pub. L. 95-502, Inland Waterways Authorization Act of 1978.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 14537, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.