[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 32, Volume 6, Parts 800 to end] [Revised as of July 1, 1998] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 32CFR812.12] [Page 57] TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PART 812--USER CHARGES--Table of Contents Subpart B--Specialized or Technical Services Provided to State and Local Government Sec. 812.12 Explanation of terms. For purposes of this part, DOD has provided these explanations: (a) State means any State in the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a State, but not the governments of the political subdivisions of a State. (b) The terms political subdivision or local government means a local unit of government, including specifically a county, municipality, city, town, township, or a school or other special district created by or under State law, or combinations of any of these. (c) Specialized or technical services means statistical and other studies and compilations, development projects, technical test and evaluations, technical information, training activities, surveys, reports, documents, and any other similar service functions which the Air Force is especially equipped and authorized by law to perform.