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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-29-3

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

(a) "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute;

(b) "ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers;

(c) "IESNA" means the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America;

(d) "ICC" means the International Code Council; and

(e) "Public agency" means an agency of the state and political subdivisions, public institutions of higher education and boards of education.