| (35) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)--The
organization designated or redesignated by the governor under 23 U.S.C. §134
as the responsible entity for transportation planning in urbanized
areas over 50,000 in population.
(36) Mobility management--Eligible capital expenses
consisting of short-range planning and management activities and projects
for improving coordination among public transportation and other transportation-service
providers carried out by a recipient or subrecipient through an agreement
entered into with a person, including a government entity, under 49
U.S.C. §5301 et seq. (other than §5309 and §5339).
Mobility management excludes operating public transportation services
and excludes equipment, tires, tubes, material, and reconstruction
of equipment and material described as associated capital maintenance
in the definition of "capital project" under 49 U.S.C. §5302.
(37) Net operating expenses--Those expenses that remain
after fare box revenues are subtracted from eligible operating expenses.
(38) New public transportation services or alternatives--An
activity that, with respect to the New Freedom program:
(A) is targeted toward people with disabilities;
(B) is beyond the ADA requirements;
(C) meets the intent of the program by removing barriers
to transportation and assisting persons with disabilities with transportation,
including transportation to and from jobs and employment services;
and
(D) is not included in a Transportation Improvement
Program or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program prior to August
10, 2005.
(39) Nonprofit organization--A corporation or association
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to
be an organization described by 26 U.S.C. §501(c), one that is
exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. §504(a) or §101, or
one that has been determined under state law to be nonprofit and for
which the state has received documentation certifying the status of
the organization.
(40) Nonurbanized area--An area outside an urbanized
area.
(41) Obligated funds--Monies made available under a
valid, unexpired contract or grant agreement between the department
and a public transportation subrecipient.
(42) Private--Pertaining to nonpublic entities. This
definition does not include municipalities or other political subdivisions
of the state; public agencies or instrumentalities of one or more
states; Native American tribes (except private nonprofit corporations
formed by Native American tribes); public corporations, boards, or
commissions established under the law of any state; or entities subject
to control by public authority, whether state or municipal.
(43) Project--The public transportation activities
to be carried out by a subrecipient, as described in its application
for funding.
(44) Public transportation--Shared-ride transportation
of passengers and their hand-carried packages or baggage on a regular
or continuing basis by means of surface or water conveyance by a governmental
entity or by a private entity if the private entity receives financial
assistance for that conveyance from any governmental entity. This
definition includes fixed guideway transportation and underground
transportation. This definition excludes services provided by aircraft,
ambulances, emergency vehicles, intercity passenger rail transportation,
charter bus service, school bus service, sightseeing service, courtesy
shuttle service for patrons of one or more specific establishments,
or intra-terminal and intra-facility shuttle services.
(45) Public transportation agency safety plan--The
documented comprehensive agency safety plan for a transit provider
that is required by 49 U.S.C. §5329.
(46) Real property--Land, including improvements, structures,
and appurtenances, but excluding movable machinery and equipment.
(47) Revenue service--Passenger transportation occurring
when a vehicle is available to the general public and there is a reasonable
expectation of carrying passengers that directly pay fares, are subsidized
by public policy, or provide payment through some contractual agreement.
This does not imply that a cash fare must be paid. Vehicles operated
in free fare services are considered in revenue service.
(48) Revenue vehicle--The rolling stock used in providing
transit service for passengers. This definition does not include a
vehicle used in connection with keeping revenue vehicles in operation,
such as a tow truck or a staff car.
(49) Reverse commute project--A public transportation
project designed to transport residents of urbanized areas and other
than urbanized areas to suburban employment opportunities, or as otherwise
defined by 49 U.S.C. §5302 or 49 U.S.C. §5316, the Job Access
and Reverse Commute program as established under the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
(50) Ridership--Unlinked passenger trips.
(51) Rural area--A nonurbanized area.
(52) Rural transit district--A political subdivision
of the state that provides and coordinates rural public transportation
within its boundaries in accordance with the provisions of Transportation
Code, Chapter 458.
(53) Safety assurance--Processes within a transit provider's
safety management system that functions to ensure the implementation
and effectiveness of safety risk mitigation, and to ensure that the
transit agency meets or exceeds its safety objectives through the
collection, analysis, and assessment of information.
(54) Safety management policy--A transit providers
documented commitment to safety that defines the transit agency's
safety objectives and the accountabilities and responsibilities of
its employees in regard to safety.
(55) Safety promotion--A combination of training and
communication of safety information to support safety risk management
as applied to the transit agency's public transportation system.
(56) Safety risk management--A process within a transit
agency's public transportation agency safety plan for identifying
hazards and analyzing, assessing, and mitigating safety risks.
(57) Senior--An individual who is 65 years of age or
older.
(58) Small public transportation provider--A recipient
or subrecipient of federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. §5307
that has 100 or fewer vehicles in peak revenue service and does not
operate a rail fixed guideway public transportation system.
(59) Small urban transit district--A local governmental
entity or a political subdivision of the state that provides and coordinates
public transportation within an urbanized area with a population less
than 200,000 in accordance with Transportation Code, Chapter 458.
This definition includes urban transportation providers under Transportation
Code, Chapter 456, that received state money through the department
on September 1, 1994. This definition excludes authorities.
(60) Stakeholders--All individuals or groups that are
potentially affected by transportation decisions. Examples include
public health, work force, and human service agencies; representatives
of transportation agency employees or other affected employees; private
providers of transportation; non-governmental agencies; local businesses;
advocates for persons in diverse and traditionally underserved communities,
such as seniors, individuals with disabilities, and persons with low
incomes; and other interested parties.
(61) Subrecipient--An entity that receives state or
federal transportation funding from the department, rather than directly
from FTA or other state or federal funding source.
(62) Uniform grant and contract management standards--The
standards contained in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Chapter
5, Subchapter A, concerning uniform grant and contract management
standards for state agencies.
(63) U.S. DOT--United States Department of Transportation.
(64) Unlinked passenger trips--The number of passengers
who board public transportation vehicles. A passenger is counted each
time the passenger boards a vehicle even though the passenger might
be on the same journey from origin to destination.
(65) Urban transit district--A local governmental entity
or a political subdivision of the state that provides and coordinates
public transportation within an urbanized area in accordance with
Transportation Code, Chapter 458. This definition includes urban transportation
providers under Transportation Code, Chapter 456, that received state
money through the department on September 1, 1994. This definition
excludes authorities.
(66) Urbanized area--A core area and the surrounding
densely populated area with a population of 50,000 or more, with boundaries
fixed by the United States Census Bureau.
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