Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 3 DEFINITIONS In this Act: ####

(1)Highlands region The term “**Highlands region**” means— #####

(A)the area depicted on the map entitled “**The Highlands Region**”, dated June 2004, updated after the date of enactment of this subparagraph to comprise each municipality included on the list of municipalities included in the Highlands region as of that date of enactment, and maintained in the headquarters of the Forest Service in Washington, District of Columbia; and #####

(B)a municipality approved by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under section 4(e). ####

(2)Highlands state The term “**Highlands State**” means— #####

(A)the State of Connecticut; #####

(B)the State of New Jersey; #####

(C)the State of New York; and #####

(D)the State of Pennsylvania. ####

(3)Land conservation partnership project The term “**land conservation partnership project**” means a land conservation project— #####

(A)located in the Highlands region; #####

(B)identified by a Highlands State as having high conservation value using the best available science and geographic information systems; and #####

(C)in which a non-Federal entity acquires land or an interest in land from a willing seller to permanently protect, conserve, or preserve the land through a partnership with the Federal Government. ####

(4)Non-federal entity The term “**non-Federal entity**” means— #####

(A)any Highlands State, including a political subdivision thereof; or #####

(B)any agency or department of any Highlands State with authority to own and manage land for conservation purposes, including the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.