Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term coastal area means a marine or freshwater area within or adjacent to a coastal State, including— a coastal wetland or watershed; coastal water; a coastal bay; a coastline; and an estuary and associated upland. The term coastal ecosystem means an ecological community that provides fish and wildlife habitat in coastal areas. The term coastal habitat assessment means the process of evaluating the physical, chemical, and biological function of a coastal site to determine the value of the site to fish and wildlife.
The term coastal habitat enhancement means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a coastal ecosystem to increase or decrease specific biological functions that make the ecosystem valuable to fish and wildlife. The term coastal habitat planning means the process of developing a comprehensive plan that— characterizes a coastal ecosystem; sets protection, restoration, or enhancement goals, and identifies the priorities of those goals; describes conservation strategies and methodologies; establishes a timetable for implementation of the plan; and identifies roles of participants and stakeholders.
The term coastal habitat protection means a long-term action to safeguard habitats of importance to fish and wildlife species in a coastal ecosystem. The term coastal habitat protection includes activities to support establishment of conservation easements or fee-title acquisition by Federal and non-Federal partners. The term coastal habitat restoration means the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a coastal ecosystem with the goal of returning, to the maximum extent practicable, the full natural biological functions to lost or degraded native habitat.
The term coastal State means— a State in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Long Island Sound, or 1 or more of the Great Lakes; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; the Republic of the Marshall Islands; the Republic of Palau; and the United States Virgin Islands. The term Federal trust species means— a species listed as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); a species of migratory bird; a species of interjurisdictional fish; any species of marine mammal, as identified by the Secretary; and any other species of concern, as determined by the Secretary.
The term financial assistance means Federal funding support provided to eligible recipients through a grant or cooperative agreement. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term Service means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The term technical assistance means a collaboration, facilitation, or consulting action relating to a habitat protection, planning, restoration, or enhancement project or initiative in which the Service contributes scientific knowledge, skills, and expertise to a project or program.
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