42 U.S.C. § 15702: Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. The Director is the head of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Lifelines are public works and utilities like transportation, pipelines, electrical power and communications, and water and sewage systems. Program is the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. State includes each U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other U.S. territory or possession. Windstorm is any storm with damaging winds, such as a hurricane, tropical storm, northeaster, tornado, or thunderstorm.

Title 42, §15702

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In this chapter:

(1)Director (2) Lifelines

The term “Director” means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(3)Program

The term “Program” means the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program established by section 15703(a) of this title.

(4)State

The term “State” means each of the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

(5)Windstorm

The term “windstorm” means any storm with a damaging or destructive wind component, such as a hurricane, tropical storm, northeaster, tornado, or thunderstorm.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 108–360, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1675, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 15701 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2015—Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–52, § 2(a), substituted “Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 114–52, § 2(b)(2), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 114–52, § 2(b)(1), redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. Former par. (4) redesignated (5). Par. (5). Pub. L. 114–52, § 2(b)(1), (c), redesignated par. (4) as (5) and inserted “northeaster,” after “tropical storm,”.

§15702 Definitions