§ 17n. — "State" defined.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC17n]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Sec. 17n. ``State'' defined
As used in sections 17k and 17l of this title the term ``State''
shall be deemed to include Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and the District of Columbia.
(June 23, 1936, ch. 735, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1895; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 852,
Sec. 6, 70 Stat. 908.)
Amendments
1956--Act Aug. 1, 1956, inserted ``Guam'' after ``Puerto Rico''.
Admission of Alaska and Hawaii to Statehood
Alaska was admitted into the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of
Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was
admitted into the Union on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309,
Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see
Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding
section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii
Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 86-3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as a
note preceding section 491 of Title 48.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 17k of this title.
