Section 3-501 - Interstate Environment Compact(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 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 420,Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.