Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this article.
(a)
“Agency” means the Natural Resources Agency.
(b)
“Habitat mosaics” means two or more proximate habitat types, such as saltwater shoreline abutting riverine deltas and irrigated farmland.
(c)
“Quantification Settlement Agreement” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Chapter 617 of the Statutes of 2002.
(d)
“Salton Sea Authority” or “authority” means the joint powers authority
comprised of the County of Imperial, the County of Riverside, the Imperial Irrigation District, the Coachella Valley Water District, and the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe.
(e)
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
(f)
“Vector management” means services
that eliminate or reduce the risk of illness caused by any organism transporting a pathogen.