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54 U.S.C. 300317: StateText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 54-NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMSCHAPTER 3003-DEFINITIONS
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§300317. State

In this division, the term “State” means⁠—

(1)  a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and

(2)  the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

( Pub. L. 113–287, § 3 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3190 .)

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300317

16 U.S.C. 470w(2).

Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 301(2), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3001; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4019(a)(2), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4763.