### Question
Can you define what person means?


### Answer
**Person** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 11049*:

> any individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a State, or interstate body

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 11049*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 116-EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

