### Question
How is the "eligible entity" defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible entity** is defined in *23 U.S.C. § 176* as follows -

> any of the following:


(I) A State (including the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or 1 or more of the Great Lakes

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 176*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS**

