DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources. (2) Partnership.—The term “Partnership” means the Verde River Basin Partnership. (3) Plan.—The term “plan” means the plan for the Verde River Basin required by section 204(a)(1). (4) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture. (5) State.—The term “State” means the State of Arizona. 119 STAT. 2359(6) Verde river basin.—The term “Verde River Basin” means the land area designated by the Arizona Department of Water Resources as encompassing surface water and groundwater resources, including drainage and recharge areas with a hydrologic connection to the Verde River. (7) Water budget.—The term “water budget” means the accounting of—(A) the quantities of water leaving the Verde River Basin—(i) as discharge to the Verde River and tributaries; (ii) as subsurface outflow; (iii) as evapotranspiration by riparian vegetation; (iv) as surface evaporation; (v) for agricultural use; and (vi) for human consumption; and (B) the quantities of water replenishing the Verde River Basin by precipitation, infiltration, and subsurface inflows.