§ 10362. Definitions

In this section: 1 1 So in original. Probably should be a reference to 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 any State, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority.
• (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 “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.
• (14) The term “panel” means the climate change and water intragovernmental panel established by the Secretary under section 10366(a) of this title .
• (15) 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.
• (16)
  • (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 sections 10363, 10364, and 10369 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner); and
    • (ii) in the case of sections 10367 and 10368 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director).
• (17) 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 .