Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Assessment means the Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment required by section 5. The term Coalition means the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition established under section 4. The term collaborative process means a process relating to the management of covered National Forest System lands or covered public lands by which a project or forest management activity is developed and implemented by the Secretary concerned through collaboration with multiple interested persons representing diverse interests.
The term covered National Forest System lands means the proclaimed National Forest System lands reserved or withdrawn from the public domain of the United States covering the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sierra National Forest, and Tahoe National Forest. The term covered public lands means— the Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Management Area in California managed by the Bureau of Land Management; and Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, and Yosemite National Park in California managed by the National Park Service.
The term giant sequoia means a tree of the species Sequoiadendron giganteum. The term grove-specific hazardous fuels reduction plan means a plan developed by the applicable land management agency prior to conducting an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) to address hazardous fuels in 1 or more giant sequoia groves. The term Protection Project means a project to carry out forest management activities that are intended to benefit giant sequoias, including— activities recommended by the Assessment; conducting hazardous fuels management, including mechanical thinning, mastication, and prescribed burning; removing hazard trees, as determined by the responsible official; removing trees to address overstocking or crowding in a forest stand, consistent with the appropriate basal area of the forest stand as determined by the responsible official; activities included in the applicable grove-specific hazardous fuels reduction plan; using treatments to address insects and disease and control competing vegetation; and any combination of activities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (F). The term reforestation means the act of renewing tree cover, taking into consideration species composition and resilience, by establishing young trees through— natural regeneration; natural regeneration with— site preparation; vegetation competition control; or both; or planting or direct seeding. The term rehabilitation means any action taken during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which a wildland fire is contained to repair or improve fire-impacted lands which are unlikely to recover to management-approved conditions. The term relevant congressional committees means— the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term responsible official means an employee of the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service who has the authority to make and implement a decision on a proposed action. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term Secretary concerned means— the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to covered National Forest System lands, or their designee; and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to covered public lands, or their designee. The term Strategy means the Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy established under section 9. The term Strike Team means a Giant Sequoia Strike Team established under section 10. The term Tribe means— the Tule River Indian Tribe; and any other Tribal government the jurisdictional boundaries of which encompass at least 1 giant sequoia grove. The term Tule River Indian Tribe means the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California.
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