1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect the West Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Council The term Council means the Restoration Fund Advisory Council established by section 4(a). (2) Covered authority The term covered authority means— (A) the good neighbor authority established by section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 16 U.S.C. 2113a ); (B) the Water Source Protection Program under section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6542 ); (C) the Watershed Condition Framework established under section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6543 ); (D) the stewardship end result contracting program under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6591c ); (E) the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq. ); (F) the Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership program; (G) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ); (H) the emergency watershed protection program established under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2203 ); (I) the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program established under section 4003 of Public Law 111–11 ( 16 U.S.C. 7303 ); (J) the legacy roads and trails program of the Department of Agriculture; (K) the working lands for wildlife program of the Department of Agriculture; and (L) a conservation program under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. ), including the Regional Conservation Partnership program under subtitle I of that title ( 16 U.S.C. 3871 et seq. ). (3) Ecological integrity The term ecological integrity has the meaning given the term in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). (4) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a State agency; (B) a unit of local government; (C) a Tribal government; (D) a regional government or quasi-governmental organization