Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§10241 “state” Defined
Title 42 › CHAPTER 108 — NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › SUBCHAPTER IV — NUCLEAR WASTE NEGOTIATOR › § 10241
Summary
When the law uses the word "State," it means any one of the U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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Title 42, §10241
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For purposes of this subchapter, the term “State” means each of the several States and the District of Columbia.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102–486 substituted “several States and the District of Columbia.” for “several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.”
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 10241
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102