34A-9-1. Definition of terms.
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Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:
(1)"Agency," the executive and administrative departments, offices, boards, commissions, and other units of the state government;
(2)"Board," the Board of Minerals and Environment;
(3)"Draft environmental impact statement," a preliminary statement prepared pursuant to § 34A-9-5 ;
(4)"Environment," the physical conditions that will be affected by a proposed action, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, noise, objects of historic or aesthetic significance, existing patterns of population concentration, distribution, or growth, and existing community or neighborhood character;
(5)"Environmental impact statement," a detailed statement setting forth the matters specified in § 34A-9-7 . It includes any comments on a draft environmental statement which are received pursuant to § 34A-9-8 , and the agency's response to such comments, to the extent that they raise issues not adequately resolved in the draft environmental statement;
(6)"Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.