### Question
How is the "State" defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 7602* as follows -

> a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 7602*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 85-AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

