Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304(e) ). The term salmon means any of the wild anadromous Oncorhynchus species that occur in the Western United States, including— Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
The term salmon conservation area means a watershed, a portion of a watershed, mutliple watersheds, or other defined spatial unit that— is identified as a salmon conservation area under section 4(b); at the time of the identification described in subparagraph (A), 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 the range of such salmon; and is regionally significant for the conservation of salmon.
The term salmon stronghold means a salmon conservation area that— is identified as a salmon conservation area under section 4(b); and at the time of the identification described in subparagraph (A), 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 the range of such salmon; populations of salmon that are strong and diverse; and salmon habitats that 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; and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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