Definitions

In this chapter: The term “affected stakeholder” means an entity that significantly affects, or is significantly affected by, the quality or quantity of water in a watershed, as determined by the Secretary. The term “disadvantaged community” means a community (including a city, town, county, or reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality) with an annual median household income that is less than 100 percent of the statewide annual median household income for the State in which the community is located, according to the most recent decennial census. The term “grant recipient” means a watershed group that the Secretary has selected to receive a grant under section 1015a(c)(2) of this title. The term “program” means the Cooperative Watershed Management Program established by the Secretary under section 1015a(a) of this title. The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. The term “watershed group” means a self-sustaining, cooperative watershed-wide group that— incorporates the perspectives of a diverse array of stakeholders, including, to the maximum extent practicable— representatives of— any Indian tribe that— is capable of promoting the sustainable use of the water resources of the relevant watershed and improving the functioning condition of rivers and streams through— The term “watershed management project” means any project (including a demonstration project) that—