Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term alien species means, with respect to a particular ecosystem, any species, including its seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material capable of propagating that species, that is not native to that ecosystem. The term control means the eradication, suppression, or reduction of the population of an invasive species within the area in which the invasive species is present. The term ecosystem means the complex of a community of organisms and its environment.
The term eligible State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. The term invasive species means an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. The terms manage and management mean the active implementation of activities— to reduce or stop the spread of an invasive species; and to inhibit further infestations or spread of invasive species or harm caused by invasive species, including investigations regarding methods to prevent, control, or manage invasive species.
The term prevent means to hinder the introduction of invasive species onto lands or waters or to impede the spread of invasive species within lands or waters by inspecting, intercepting, or confiscating invasive species threats prior to their establishment onto lands or waters of an eligible State. The term Secretary concerned means— the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Federal lands administered by that Secretary through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park Service, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to Federal lands administered by that Secretary through the United States Forest Service.
The term species means a group of organisms, all of which have a high degree of physical and genetic similarity, generally interbreed only among themselves, and show persistent differences from members of allied groups of organisms.