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 118 STAT. 1207 PUBLIC LAW 108–317—OCT. 5, 2004 (3) DRY FOREST AND WOODLAND ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘‘dry forest and woodland ecosystem’’ means an ecosystem that is dominated by ponderosa pines and associated dry forest and woodland types. (4) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Institute’’ means an Institute established under section 5(a). (5) INTERIOR WEST.—The term ‘‘interior West’’ means the States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. (6) LAND MANAGER.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘land manager’’ means a person or entity that practices or guides natural resource management. (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘land manager’’ includes a Federal, State, local, or tribal land management agency. (7) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ means a process undertaken to move an ecosystem or habitat toward— (A) a sustainable structure of the ecosystem or habitat; or (B) a condition that supports a natural complement of species, natural function, or ecological process (such as a low intensity fire). (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service. (9) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior. (10) STAKEHOLDER.—The term ‘‘stakeholder’’ means any person interested in or affected by management of forest or woodland ecosystems. (11) SUBDOMINANT TREES.—Are trees that occur under neath the canopy or extend into the canopy but are smaller and less vigorous than dominant trees. (12) OVERSTOCKED STANDS.—Where the number of trees per acre exceeds the natural carrying capacity of the site. (13) RESILIENCE.—The ability of a system to absorb disturb ance without being pushed into a different, possibly less desir able stable state. SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTES. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec retary of the Interior, shall— (1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, establish Institutes to promote the use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health of forest and woodland ecosystems, in the interior West; and (2) provide assistance to the Institutes to promote the use of collaborative processes and adaptive ecosystem manage ment in accordance with paragraph (1). (b) LOCATION.— (1) EXISTING INSTITUTES.—The Secretary may designate an institute in existence on the date of enactment of this Act to serve as an Institute established under this Act. (2) STATES.—Of the Institutes established under this Act, the Secretary shall establish 1 Institute in each of— Deadline. 16 USC 6704.

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