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In this Act: (1) Environmental justice community The term environmental justice community means a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal and Indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects. (2) Foundation The term Foundation means the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. (3) Grant program The term grant program means the voluntary Connecticut River Watershed Partnership grant program established under section 4(b). (4) Program The term program means the nonregulatory Connecticut River Watershed Partnership program established under section 3(a). (5) Restoration and protection The term restoration and protection means the conservation, stewardship, and enhancement of land and water for fish, wildlife, and people— (A) to preserve and improve ecosystems and ecological processes on which fish, wildlife, and people depend; and (B) for use and enjoyment by the public. (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (7) Tribes The term Tribes means Native American groups that descend from peoples indigenous to the Watershed, without regard to whether the groups are— (A) recognized by the Federal Government or a Watershed State; or (B) non-enfranchised. (8) Watershed The term Watershed means the 5-State watershed region, including the Connecticut River and its tributaries and all of the land area in portions of the Watershed States whose surface water drains into the Connecticut River. (9) Watershed State The term Watershed State means each of the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.