48 U.S.C. § 2106

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 2106 - Compliance with Federal laws

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as impairing or in any manner relieving a territorial government, or any territorial instrumentality thereof, from compliance with Federal laws or requirements or territorial laws and requirements implementing a federally authorized or federally delegated program protecting the health, safety, and environment of persons in such territory.

48 U.S.C. § 2106

Pub. L. 114-187, §7, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 553.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 114-187, 130 Stat. 549, known as the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act and also as PROMESA, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.

Puerto Rico
The term "Puerto Rico" means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
territorial government
The term "territorial government" means the government of a covered territory, including all covered territorial instrumentalities.
territory
The term "territory" means-(A) Puerto Rico;(B) Guam;(C) American Samoa;(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; or(E) the United States Virgin Islands.