### Question
Can you define what interstate compact agency operating in the national capital area means?


### Answer
**Interstate compact agency operating in the national capital area** is defined as the following in *40 U.S.C. § 18302*:

> any interstate compact agency that provides public transit services and that was established by an interstate compact to which the District of Columbia is a signatory

#### Citation:
  - *40 U.S.C. § 18302*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VI-MISCELLANEOUS > CHAPTER 183-NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA INTEREST ARBITRATION STANDARDS**

