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1 "(4) Federal advisory committee act. — 



2 The requirements of the Federal Advisory Commit- 



3 tee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to 



4 a citizens oversight committee established under this 



5 subsection. 



6 "(1) Definitions. — For the purposes of this section, 



7 the following definitions apply: 



8 "(1) BlOTECHNICAL SLOPE PROTECTION. — The 



9 term 'biotechnical slope protection' means the use of 



10 live and dead plant material to repair and fortify 



1 1 watershed slopes, roadcuts, stream banks, and other 



12 sites vulnerable to excessive erosion, using such sys- 



13 terns as brush piling, brush layering, brush matting, 



14 fascines, joint plantings, and wood cribwalls. 



15 "(2) Channelization. — The term 'channeliza- 



16 tion' means removing the meanders and vegetation 



17 from rivers and streams for purposes of accelerating 



18 storm flow velocities, filling habitat to accommodate 



19 land development and existing structures, and sta- 



20 bilizing banks with concrete or riprap. 



21 "(3) Eligible entity. — The term 'eligible en- 



22 tity' means — 



23 "(A) any tribal or local government, flood 



24 control district, water district, conservation dis- 



25 trict (as defined by section 1201(a)(2) of the 



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