Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term control , with respect to an invasive species, means the eradication, suppression, or reduction of the population of the invasive species within the area in which the invasive species is present. The term ecosystem means the complex of a community of organisms and the environment of the organisms. The term eligible State means any of— a State; 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, the introduction of which causes, or is likely to cause, economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term alien species , with respect to a particular ecosystem, means any species (including the seeds, eggs, spores, or other biological material of the species that are capable of propagating the species) that is not native to the affected ecosystem. The terms invasive species and alien species include any terrestrial or aquatic species determined by the relevant tribal, regional, State, or local authority to meet the requirements of subparagraph
(A)or (B), as applicable. The terms manage and management , with respect to an invasive species, mean the active implementation of any activity— to reduce or stop the spread of the invasive species; and to inhibit further infestations of the invasive species, the spread of the invasive species, or harm caused by the invasive species, including investigations regarding methods for early detection and rapid response, prevention, control, or management of the invasive species. The term prevent , with respect to an invasive species, means— to hinder the introduction of the invasive species onto land or water; or to impede the spread of the invasive species within land or water by inspecting, intercepting, or confiscating invasive species threats prior to the establishment of the invasive species onto land or water of an eligible State. The term Secretary concerned means— the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Federal land administered by the Secretary of the Interior 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; the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to Federal land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service; and the head or a representative of any other Federal agency the duties of whom require planning relating to, and the treatment of, invasive species on Federal land. 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.