68-4-2: Definitions.

As used in the Forest and Watershed Restoration Act:

A. "board" means the forest and watershed advisory board;

B. "buffer" means an area treated to reduce wildfire fuel in order to act as a barrier between properties to limit and halt the spread of wildfire and provide a safe zone for firefighters to engage with wildfires;

C. "division" means the forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department;

D. "high-risk area" means an area having a high probability of wildfire that is likely to spread to projects, structures or wildland-urban interfaces;

E. "project" means:

(1) a large-scale forest and watershed restoration project on any lands in the state that:

(a) increases the adaptability and resilience to recurring drought and extreme weather events of the state's forests and watersheds;

(b) protects water sources;

(c) reduces the risk of wildfire, including planning for watershed conservation; or

(d) restores burned areas or thins forests and includes a related economic or workforce development project or a wildlife conservation or habitat improvement project; or

(2) a project that creates or maintains a buffer in or around a wildland-urban interface;

F. "sponsor" means a federal, state or local government agency, tribal entity, corporation or organization that applies for a project or is conducting a project in conjunction with the division;

G. "structure" means a constructed object, including residential or commercial buildings and outbuildings such as barns and sheds; and

H. "wildland-urban interface" means the area, line or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetation fuels.