DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 283. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle:(1) Heritage partnership.—The term “Heritage Partnership” means the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership established by section 104(a).(2) Management entity.—The term “management entity” means the Lake Champlain Basin Program.(3) Management plan.—The term “management plan” means the management plan developed under section 284(b)(1)(B)(i).(4) Region.—(A) In general.—The term “region” means any area or community in 1 of the States in which a physical, cultural, or historical resource that represents the theme is located.(B) Inclusions.—The term “region” includes(i) The linked navigable waterways of.—(I) Lake Champlain;(II) Lake George;(III) the Champlain Canal; and(IV) the portion of the Upper Hudson River extending south to Saratoga;(ii) portions of Grand Isle, Franklin, Chittenden, Addison, Rutland, and Bennington Counties in the State of Vermont; and(iii) portions of Clinton, Essex, Warren, Saratoga and Washington Counties in the State of New York.(5) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.(6) State.—the term “State” means(A) the State of Vermont; and(B) the State of New York.(7) Theme.—The term “theme” means the theme “The Making of Nations and Corridors of Commerce”, as the term is used in the 1999 report of the National Park Service entitled “Champlain Valley Heritage Corridor Project”, that describes the periods of international conflict and maritime commerce during which the region played a unique and significant role in the development of the United States and Canada.