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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 31PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER AGENERAL
RULE §31.3Definitions

  (67) Vehicle miles--The miles a vehicle travels while in revenue service, plus deadhead miles. This definition excludes miles a vehicle travels for charter service, school bus service, operator training, or maintenance testing.

  (68) Vehicle revenue hours or miles--The hours or miles a vehicle travels while in revenue service. This definition includes layover and recovery, but excludes travel to and from storage facilities, the training of operators prior to revenue service, road tests, deadhead travel, and school bus and charter service.

  (69) Vehicle utilization--Average daily passenger trips per revenue vehicle, divided by average revenue vehicle capacity. This definition provides a measure of an individual system's ability to use existing seating capacity.

  (70) Welfare recipient--An individual who has received assistance under a state or tribal program funded under the Social Security Act, Title IV, Part A, at any time during the previous three year period before the date on which the applicant applies for a grant under 49 U.S.C. §5307 or §5311, or as otherwise defined by 49 U.S.C. §5307 or §5311.


Source Note: The provisions of this §31.3 adopted to be effective June 15, 2006, 31 TexReg 4736; amended to be effective November 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 9353; amended to be effective February 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 1380; amended to be effective June 17, 2010, 35 TexReg 5079; amended to be effective May 19, 2011, 36 TexReg 3111; amended to be effective November 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 8253; amended to be effective December 6, 2017, 42 TexReg 6815; amended to be effective February 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 1044

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