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§8702 Definitions

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part D— PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter 87— PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION › Subchapter I— GENERAL › § 8702

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines terms used in the chapter. Environs: the area around the District of Columbia that is part of the National Capital region. National Capital: the District of Columbia plus any federal land it owns in that environs. National Capital region: the District of Columbia, certain named counties in Maryland and Virginia, and any cities in those counties’ outer boundary. Planning agency: a city, county, or regional planning body that state or local law allows to make and adopt comprehensive plans.

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Title 40, §8702

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In this chapter—
(1)The term “environs” means the territory surrounding the District of Columbia included in the National Capital region.
(2)The term “National Capital” means the District of Columbia and territory the Federal Government owns in the environs.
(3)The term “National Capital region” means—
(A)the District of Columbia;
(B)Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland;
(C)Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties in Virginia; and
(D)all cities in Maryland or Virginia in the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined area of the counties listed in subparagraphs (B) and (C).
(4)The term “planning agency” means any city, county, bi-county, part-county, or regional planning agency authorized under state and local laws to make and adopt comprehensive plans.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 870240:71(b).June 6, 1924, ch. 270, § 1(b), 43 Stat. 463; Apr. 30, 1926, ch. 198, 44 Stat. 374; May 24, 1928, ch. 726, 45 Stat. 726; July 19, 1952, ch. 949, § 1, 66 Stat. 782. In clause (3)(D), the words “now or hereafter existing” are omitted as unnecessary. In clause (4), the words “whether or not its jurisdiction is exclusive or concurrent” are omitted as unnecessary.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 8702

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60