DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is amended— (1) in each of paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking “the Northern” and all that follows through “Pacific Islands” and inserting “and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands”; (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: “(6) Local government. The term ‘local government’ means— “(A) a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local government; “(B) an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or Alaska Native village or organization; and “(C) a rural community, unincorporated town or village, or other public entity, for which an application for assistance is made by a State or political subdivision of a State.” ; and (3) in paragraph (9), by inserting “irrigation,” after “utility,”.