Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Conservation Area means the Caja del Rio National Conservation Area established by section 201(a)(1). The term covered area means each of— the Conservation Area; and the Special Management Area. The term decommission, with respect to a road, means— reestablishing native vegetation on the road; effectively blocking the road to vehicular traffic, where feasible; and developing and implementing an effective monitoring and response plan for invasive species and vehicular traffic incursions.
The term ecological restoration has the meaning given the term restoration in section 4 of the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6703 ). The term Indian land has the meaning given the term Indian lands in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 ). The tern Indian Tribe means the 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 ).
The term Indigenous knowledge has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). The term interested Indian Tribe , with respect to the covered area, means an Indian Tribe with— historic, precontact, cultural, or religious connections to the public land within the covered area; a former reservation located within the covered area; or treaty rights or other reserved rights associated with the covered area. The term land grant-merced means a community land grant issued under the laws or customs of the Government of Spain or Mexico that— is recognized under New Mexico Statutes Chapter 49, Articles 1 and 4 (or a successor statute); has a record of traditional historic use in the covered area; or has a patented exterior boundary that is or was previously located on or adjacent to the covered area.
The term Map means the map entitled The Caja del Rio Special Management Area and National Conservation Area and dated April 20, 2026. The term Secretary means— in title I, the Secretary of Agriculture; in title II, the Secretary of the Interior; and in this section and title III— the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
The term Special Management Area means the Caja del Rio Special Management Area established by section 101(a)(1). The term State means the State of New Mexico. The term traditional historic community means a historic community that— meets the definition of that term in New Mexico Statutes Section 3–7–1.1 (or a successor statute); and has a record of traditional historic use in the covered area. The term traditional historic use means a habitual use conducted by a land grant-merced or traditional historic community within the covered area for noncommercial or personal benefit, including— hunting, fishing, grazing, wood gathering, pinon harvesting, or herb and plant gathering; or any long-established and habitual and sustainable use by the land grant-merced or traditional historic community, as determined by the Secretary, in coordination with the land grant-merced or traditional historic community, that is agreed to in writing by the Secretary and the land grant-merced or traditional historic community.
The term Tribal organization has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ), except that such organization shall be affiliated with an interested Indian Tribe. The term withdrawal area means the area withdrawn by section 401.
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