US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    § 1102. Definitions.  For  the purposes of this article, the following
  terms shall have the following meanings:
    a. "Compact committee" means the organization of  officials  from  the
  party  states  that is authorized and empowered by this compact to carry
  out the purposes of this compact;
    b. "Official" means the duly selected member of a party  state  racing
  commission,  or  its  equivalent,  who  represents that party state as a
  member of the compact committee;
    c. "Participants in live racing"  means  participants  in  live  horse
  racing with pari-mutuel wagering in the party states;
    d. "Party state" means each state that has enacted this compact; and
    e.  "State" means each of the several states of the United States, the
  District  of  Columbia,  the  Commonwealth  of  Puerto  Rico,  and  each
  territory or possession of the United States.