Sec. 1301. Definitions
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In this subtitle: The term coastal wetland means estuarine vegetated coastal habitat, including salt marsh, seagrass, mangrove, and other vegetated marine habitats. The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term natural infrastructure means infrastructure that— uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological processes; and is created through the action of natural physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time; is created by human design, engineering, and construction to emulate or act in concert with natural processes; or involves the use of plants, soils, and other natural features, including through the creation, restoration, or preservation of vegetated areas using materials appropriate to the region to manage stormwater and runoff, to attenuate flooding and storm surges, and for other related purposes.
The term nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. The term Program means the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program as established by section 1302. The term restoration means renewing, enhancing, or replacing degraded, damaged, vulnerable, or destroyed wetlands to improve the long-term ecosystem function and resilience through active human intervention and action, such as— improving hydrological conditions (such as by removing tidal barriers, improving connectivity, or changing water levels); altering sediment supply (such as through the beneficial use of dredge material, thin-layer spraying, or reconnecting river sediment); changing salinity characteristics; improving water quality (such as by reducing excess nutrients, sedimentation, or contaminants); planting of native plants, removal of invasive species, and other improved management practices; controlling erosion of wetland edges; and enabling future inland migration as sea levels rise, including through the enhancement of adjacent fresh-water wetlands.
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