- (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (b) “Biodiversity” means the full range of living organisms native to a region.
(c) “Irreplaceable natural area” means an area with habitat necessary to support:
- (1) A unique natural community; or
- (2) A plant or animal species listed as threatened or endangered under Title 10, Subtitle 2A of this article.
- (d) “Program” means the Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program.
(e) “Unique natural community” means an area that:
- (1) Has an assemblage of native plants or animals that is rare or declining in the State; or
- (2) Supports an unusually pristine example of a native ecosystem type.
Added by Acts 2022, c. 420, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.