State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Facilitate statewide compliance with state and federal water quality standards;(2) Provide local governments in the state with low-cost financial assistance relative to necessary wastewater facilities through the creation of a self-sustaining revolving loan program so as to improve and protect water quality and public health; and(3) Establish fiscal self-sufficiency of wastewater facilities.(b) It is intended that the revolving loan program be used in coordination with state and federal assistance programs.
