{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1709.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1709.203","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart, the following definitions apply:\nEligible area means any area that is primarily dependent on delivery of fuel by water or air for a significant part of the year and where fuel cannot be shipped routinely by means of surface transportation either because of absolute physical constraints or because surface transportation is not practical or is prohibitively expensive.\nFuel means oil, diesel fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products, coal, and any other material that can be burned to make energy.\nState entity means a department, agency, or instrumentality of any State.\nSurface transportation means transportation by road, rail or pipeline.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1709—ASSISTANCE TO HIGH ENERGY COST COMMUNITIES","Subpart C—Bulk Fuel Revolving Fund Grant Program"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"21c5ece8e339be92dff777502eca749ed3c04a15d265355705e1cd391e288c13","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1709.202","next":"us/7-cfr-1709.204-1709.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}