### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 7602*:

> 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 83-ENERGY EXTENSION SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

