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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1137 (Introduced in House) — To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint V... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The term conservation action means activities that— support the protection, restoration, adaptive management, conservation, or enhancement of migratory bird populations, their terrestrial, wetland, marine, or other habitats, and other wildlife species supported by those habitats, including— biological and geospatial planning; landscape and conservation design; habitat protection, enhancement, and restoration; monitoring and tracking; applied research; and public outreach and education; are conducted on lands or waters that— are administered for the long-term conservation of such lands or waters and the migratory birds thereon, including the marine environment; or are not primarily held or managed for conservation but provide habitat value for migratory birds; and incorporate adaptive management and science-based monitoring, where applicable, to improve outcomes and ensure efficient and effective use of Federal funds.
The term Director means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The term Implementation Plan means an Implementation Plan approved by the Director under section 5. The term Indian tribe has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ). The term Joint Venture means a self-directed, voluntary partnership, established and conducted in accordance with section 5. The term Management Board means a Joint Venture Management Board established in accordance with section 5.
The term migratory birds means those species included in the list of migratory birds that appears in section 10.13 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The term Program means the Joint Ventures Program conducted in accordance with this Act. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term Service means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The term State means— any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and one or more agencies of a State government responsible under State law for managing fish or wildlife resources.
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