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Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-110

§8702 Definitions

Title 40 › 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 Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. It explains what place names and the type of planning agency mean. Environs: the land around the District of Columbia that is part of the National Capital region. National capital: the District of Columbia and any federally owned land in the environs. National Capital region: D.C.; Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties (MD); Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties (VA); and any Maryland or Virginia cities inside the outer boundary formed by those counties. Planning agency: any city, county, or regional planning body allowed by state or local law to write and approve comprehensive plans.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §8702

Public Buildings, Property, and Works, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this chapter—
(1)Environs.—
The term “environs” means the territory surrounding the District of Columbia included in the National Capital region.
(2)National capital.—
The term “National Capital” means the District of Columbia and territory the Federal Government owns in the environs.
(3)National capital region.—
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)Planning agency.—
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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110