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| Alabama |
55
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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No
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N/A
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| Alaska |
55
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40'
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8.6'
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14'
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65'
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5,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| Arizona |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes(1)
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| Arkansas |
65
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N/A
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8.6'
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13.6'
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N/A
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X (2)
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| California |
55
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40'
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8.6'
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14'
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65
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1,500
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X (3)
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X (4)
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X
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Yes (5)
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Yes
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| Colorado |
65
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57.4'
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8.6'
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13'
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70
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| Connecticut |
55*
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48'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes(18)
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| Delaware |
55
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60
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4,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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No
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Yes
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| Florida |
65
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N/A
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Georgia |
65
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53
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65
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2,500
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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No
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N/A
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| Hawaii |
55
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40
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9'
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14'
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60
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X (6)
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N/A
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Yes
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No
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| Idaho |
65
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48
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8.6'
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14'
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75(13)
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1,500
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| Illinois |
55
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42
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X (7)
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Indiana |
65
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40
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| Iowa |
65
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48
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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X (6)
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X
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Yes
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No
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| Kansas |
65
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N/A
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8.6'
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14'
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65
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N/A
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X (9)
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X
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X (9)
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X
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N/A
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Kentucky |
65
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N/A
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8.6'
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13.6'
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55
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N/A
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes
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No
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| Louisiana |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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N/A
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| Maine |
65
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45'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Maryland |
55 |
35' |
8.6' |
13.6' |
55' |
3,000 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X
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X |
X |
N/A
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X
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Massachusetts |
55
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60
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10,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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N/A
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Michigan |
65(10)
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45'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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No
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Yes
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| Minnesota |
65
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45'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X (11)
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Mississippi |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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N/A
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2,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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No
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N/A
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| Missouri |
65
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N/A
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8.6'
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14'
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65'
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N/A
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes(12)
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| Montana |
65
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45'
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8.6'
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14'
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75'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X (6)
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N/A
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Yes
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Yes
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| Nebraska |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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14.6'
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65'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| Nevada |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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14'
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70'
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1,500
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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No
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Yes
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| New Hamp. |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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N/A
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1,500
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X
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N/A
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X
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X(9)
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X
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N/A
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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No
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N/A
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| New Jersey |
55
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35'
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8'
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13.6'
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50'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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N/A
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No
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No
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| New Mexico |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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14'
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65'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Yes
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Yes
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| New York |
55
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53'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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X
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No
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N/A
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| N. Carolina |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60'
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1,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Yes(13)
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No
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| N. Dakota |
65
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53'
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8.6'
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14'
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75'
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All
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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X
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Yes(14)
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No
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| Ohio |
65
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65'
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2,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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N/A
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Yes
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N/A
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| Oklahoma |
65
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59.6'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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70'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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No
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N/A
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| Oregon |
65
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35'
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8.6'
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14'
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50'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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N/A
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X
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No
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No
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| Pennsylvania |
55
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53'
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8'
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13.6'
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65'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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X
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Yes(15)
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Yes
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| Rhode Island |
55
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40'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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60'
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4,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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N/A
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No
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N/A
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| S. Carolina |
65
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53'(13)
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8.6'
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13.6'
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N/A
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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X
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N/A
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Yes
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No
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| S. Dakota |
65
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53'
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8.6'
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14'
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70'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X (6)
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N/A
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Yes
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Yes
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| Tennessee |
65
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50'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65'
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3,000
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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N/A
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Yes(1)
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Yes
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| Texas |
60
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N/A
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8.6'
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14'
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55'
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4,500
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X
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X
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X
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X (9)
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X (6)
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X
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No
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Yes
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| Utah |
65
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45'
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8.6'
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13.6'
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65'
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2,000
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X
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X
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X
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X (9)</ | |
