sixteen contiguous Western States
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “sixteen contiguous Western States” means the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Source
- 1994–present43 U.S.C. § 1902Public Lands · Definitions · as used in this chapter