State

Any State of the United States, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.  State also includes the District of Colombia for purposes of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, the Sport Fish Restoration program, and its subprograms.  State does not include the District of Columbia for purposes of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the programs and subprogram under the Act because the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act does not authorize funding for the District.  References to “the 50 States” apply only to the 50 States of the United States and do not include the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, or the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. 



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