Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term extreme heat means heat that substantially exceeds local temperature norms in terms of any combination of the following: Duration. Intensity. Season length. Frequency. The term heat means any combination of the atmospheric parameters associated with modulating human thermoregulation, such as air temperature, humidity, solar exposure, and wind speed. The term heat event means an occurrence of extreme heat of 2 days or more that may have heat-health implications.
The term heat-health means health effects to humans from heat, during or outside of heat events, including from vulnerability and exposure, or the risk of such effects. The term planning means activities performed across timescales (including days, weeks, months, years, and decades) with scenario-based, probabilistic or deterministic information to identify and take actions to proactively mitigate heat-health risks. The term preparedness means activities performed across timescales with decision support tools to manage risk in advance of a heat event and increased ambient temperature.
The term Tribal government means the recognized governing body of any Indian 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 enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 ).
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