Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent
(tCOe)that— is removed through marine carbon dioxide removal and durably stored; is unique, registered, and validated; and may be traded on a voluntary carbon market and retired after purchase. The term coastal waters has the meaning given the term in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1453 ). The term contiguous zone has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 ). The term exclusive economic zone has the meaning given the term in section 3532 of the Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 8001 ). The term Indian has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Indian Tribal government means the recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 ). The term interagency working group means the interagency working group established under section 104. The term internal waters means the waters shoreward of the baseline of the territorial seas, which is normally the mean low water line along the coast of the United States. The term marine carbon dioxide removal means an intentional intervention in the marine environment that results in the net removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as measured on a life-cycle basis, taking into account all greenhouse gasses measured in carbon dioxide equivalents. The term national sea grant college program means the program maintained under section 204(a) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1123(a) ). The term Native American means— an Indian; or a Native Hawaiian. The term Native Hawaiian has the meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 ). The term Native Hawaiian organization — has the meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7517 ); and includes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. The term Program means the program established and maintained under section 101. The term protocol means a systematic approach for generating a carbon removal credit that follows a transparent and thorough science-based methodology— for the development of projects to remove greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon; and for demonstrating how to measure, monitor, report, and verify the removal of greenhouse gas emissions or carbon sequestration by projects described in subparagraph (A). The term Regional Ocean Partnership means a Regional Ocean Partnership designated under section 10102(b)(3) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 16 U.S.C. 1468(b)(3) ). The term relevant congressional committees means— the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. The term standard means a broad principle or set of criteria established to ensure the credibility and integrity of a carbon removal credit or marine carbon dioxide removal by providing guidance on measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas removals. The term State means any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The term territorial seas has the meaning given the term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 ). The term Tribal lands has the meaning given the term in section 905(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 47 U.S.C. 1705(a) ). The term Tribal organization has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term voluntary carbon market means a voluntary market through which carbon removal credits may be bought or sold.
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