### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 13478*:

> each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 13478*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 134-ENERGY POLICY > SUBCHAPTER IX-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT > Part B-Electricity Generation and Use**

