The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The term “assessment program” means the water availability and use assessment program established by the Secretary under section 10368(a) of this title.
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.
The term “hydrologic accounting unit” means 1 of the 352 river basin hydrologic accounting units used by the United States Geological Survey.
The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
The term “natural feature” means a feature that is created through the action of physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time.
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.
The term “panel” means the climate change and water intragovernmental panel established by the Secretary under section 10366(a) of this title.
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.