Definitions

In this Act: (1) Bureau The term Bureau means the Bureau of Land Management. (2) County The term County means Malheur County, Oregon. (3) Federal land The term Federal land means land in the County managed by the Bureau. (4) Long-term ecological health The term long-term ecological health, with respect to an ecosystem, means the ability of the ecological processes of the ecosystem to function in a manner that maintains the composition, structure, activity, and resilience of the ecosystem over time, including an ecologically appropriate diversity of plant and animal communities, habitats, connectivity, and conditions that are sustainable through successional processes. (5) Malheur C.E.O. Group The term Malheur C.E.O. Group means the group established by section 4(b). (6) Operational flexibility The term operational flexibility, with respect to grazing on the Federal land, means— (A) a seasonal adjustment of livestock positioning for the purposes of that grazing pursuant to a flexible grazing use authorized under the program with respect to which written notice is provided; or (B) an adjustment of water source placement with respect to which written notice is provided. (7) Program The term program means the Malheur County Grazing Management Program authorized under section 3(a). (8) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (9) State The term State means the State of Oregon.