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


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 467* as follows -

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 467*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY > SUBCHAPTER VII-DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM**

