### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *33 U.S.C. § 2902*:

> the States of Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 2902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 42-ESTUARY RESTORATION**

