Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term salmon conservation area means a watershed, a portion of a watershed, multiple watersheds, or other defined spatial units that— is identified under section 4(b); meets the biological criteria (as identified by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service in coordination with the relevant Federal agency with jurisdiction over such salmon conservation area) for abundance, productivity, diversity (genetic and life history), habitat quality, or other biological attributes important to sustaining viable populations of salmon throughout their range; or a watershed that is regionally significant for the conservation of salmon.
The term salmon stronghold means a salmon conservation area that has relatively high anadromous salmonid abundance, productivity, and diversity (life history and run timing), as well as habitat quality or other biological attributes important to sustaining viable populations of wild salmon throughout their range. The term stronghold can be applied to a watershed, multiple watersheds, or other defined spatial units where populations are strong and diverse, and habitats have a high intrinsic potential to support a particular species or suite of species.
The term relevant Federal agency means— the Forest Service; the Bureau of Land Management; the National Park Service; the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration; and the Fish and Wildlife Service.