Definition of terms

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 §