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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 8802* as follows -

> any of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 8802*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 96-BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS**

