§10362 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines the key words used in the chapter. Administrator is the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Advisory Committee is the National Advisory Committee on Water Information set up under OMB Circular 92–01 to coordinate water data collection. Assessment program is the water availability and use assessment program the Secretary created. Climate division is one of 359 U.S. climate areas, each covering 2 or more regions in a State that are as climatically similar as possible. Commissioner is the Commissioner of Reclamation. Director is the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Eligible applicant includes States, Indian tribes, irrigation or water districts, authorities with water or power delivery members, other water or power delivery organizations, and nonprofit conservation groups that partner with or get agreement from one of those entities (or notify them and receive no written objection for projects on Federal land). Federal Power Marketing Administration refers to the Bonneville, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations. Hydrologic accounting unit is one of 352 river basin units used by the USGS. Indian tribe has the meaning given in title 25, section 5304. Major aquifer system is a groundwater system identified by the Director and listed in the USGS Groundwater Atlas. Major reclamation river basin means a major river system in a Bureau of Reclamation service area with a federally authorized Reclamation project and includes the Colorado, Columbia, Klamath, Missouri, Rio Grande, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Truckee Rivers. Natural feature is something formed by natural processes over time. Nature-based feature is a human-made design that works with natural processes to help balance water supply and demand or reduce drought or flood risk. Non-Federal participant is a State, regional, or local authority, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or other qualifying entities like water conservation districts or NGOs. Panel is the climate change and water intragovernmental panel the Secretary established. Program is the regional integrated sciences and assessments program the Administrator runs, made up of 8 regional programs using climate science to help decisions. Secretary generally means the Secretary of the Interior, except that for sections 10363, 10364, and 10369 the Secretary acts through the Commissioner, and for sections 10367 and 10368 the Secretary acts through the Director. Service area is any area covering a watershed that has a federally authorized reclamation project located in a State or area described in section 391 of title 43.

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(2)The term “Advisory Committee” means the National Advisory Committee on Water Information established—

(A)under the Office of Management and Budget Circular 92–01; and

(B)to coordinate water data collection activities.

(3)The term “assessment program” means the water availability and use assessment program established by the Secretary under section 10368(a) of this title.

(4)The term “climate division” means 1 of the 359 divisions in the United States that represents 2 or more regions located within a State that are as climatically homogeneous as possible, as determined by the Administrator.

(5)The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Reclamation.

(6)The term “Director” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey.

(7)The term “eligible applicant” means—

(A)any State, Indian tribe, irrigation district, or water district;

(B)any State, regional, or local authority, the members of which include 1 or more organizations with water or power delivery authority;

(C)any other organization with water or power delivery authority; and

(D)any nonprofit conservation organization, if—

(i)the nonprofit conservation organization is acting in partnership with and with the agreement of an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); or

(ii)in the case of an application for a project to improve the condition of a natural feature or nature-based feature on Federal land, the entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) from the applicable service area have been notified of the project application and there is no written objection to the project.

(8)The term “Federal Power Marketing Administration” means—

(A)the Bonneville Power Administration;

(B)the Southeastern Power Administration;

(C)the Southwestern Power Administration; and

(D)the Western Area Power Administration.

(9)The term “hydrologic accounting unit” means 1 of the 352 river basin hydrologic accounting units used by the United States Geological Survey.

(10)The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.

(11)The term “major aquifer system” means a groundwater system that is—

(A)identified as a significant groundwater system by the Director; and

(B)included in the Groundwater Atlas of the United States, published by the United States Geological Survey.

(12)(A)The term “major reclamation river basin” means each major river system (including tributaries)—

(i)that is located in a service area of the Bureau of Reclamation; and

(ii)at which is located a federally authorized project of the Bureau of Reclamation.

(B)The term “major reclamation river basin” includes—

(i)the Colorado River;

(ii)the Columbia River;

(iii)the Klamath River;

(iv)the Missouri River;

(v)the Rio Grande;

(vi)the Sacramento River;

(vii)the San Joaquin River; and

(viii)the Truckee River.

(13)The term “natural feature” means a feature that is created through the action of physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time.

(14)The term “nature-based feature” means a feature that is created by human design, engineering, and construction to provide a means to reduce water supply and demand imbalances or drought or flood risk by acting in concert with natural processes.

(15)The term “non-Federal participant” means—

(A)a State, regional, or local authority;

(B)an Indian tribe or tribal organization; or

(C)any other qualifying entity, such as a water conservation district, water conservancy district, or rural water district or association, or a nongovernmental organization.

(16)The term “panel” means the climate change and water intragovernmental panel established by the Secretary under section 10366(a) of this title.

(17)The term “program” means the regional integrated sciences and assessments program—

(A)established by the Administrator; and

(B)that is comprised of 8 regional programs that use advances in integrated climate sciences to assist decisionmaking processes.

(18)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

(B)The term “Secretary” means—

(i)in the case of section 10363, 10364, and 10369 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner); and

(ii)in the case of section 10367 and 10368 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director).

(19)The term “service area” means any area that encompasses a watershed that contains a federally authorized reclamation project that is located in any State or area described in section 391 of title 43.

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2020—Pub. L. 116–260, § 1106(a)(1), substituted “chapter” for “section” in introductory provisions. Par. (7). Pub. L. 116–260, § 1106(a)(2), added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘eligible applicant’ means any State, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority.” Par. (10). Pub. L. 116–260, § 1106(a)(3), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as a reference to section 5304 of title 25. Pars. (13) to (19). Pub. L. 116–260, § 1106(a)(4), (5), added pars. (13) and (14) and redesignated former pars. (13) to (17) as (15) to (19), respectively.

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