### Question
How is the term Lake Tahoe region defined?


### Answer
The term **Lake Tahoe region** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 5303* as the following:

> given the term “region” in subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, as set forth in the first section of Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 5303*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 53-MASS TRANSPORTATION**

