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26 U.S.C. §4262: Definition of taxable transportation
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§ 4262. Definition of taxable transportation
(c) Definitions For purposes of this section—(1) Continental United StatesThe term “continental United States” means the District of Columbia and the States other than Alaska and Hawaii.
8 C.F.R. §215.1: Controls of Aliens Departing from the United States
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 8, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 8CFR215]
TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER I--IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PART 215--CONTROLS OF ALIENS DEPARTING FROM THE UNITED STATES
(f) The term continental United States means the District of Columbia and the several States, except Alaska and Hawaii.
NOTE: The above section DOES NOT define the term "State", but the correct definition is found in 4 U.S.C. §110(d), and it means a federal State, not a state of the union!
8 U.S.C. §1101(a)(36)
(a) Definitions
(36) State [Aliens and Nationality]
The term ''State'' includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.