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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 25TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
SUBCHAPTER CCONGESTION MITIGATION FACILITIES
RULE §25.41Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

  (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.

  (2) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.

  (3) Exclusive lane--A lane of a highway or segment of a highway on the state highway system the use of which is restricted to one or more specific classifications of motor vehicle.

  (4) Executive director--The executive director of the department, or a designee not below the level of district engineer, division director, or office director.

  (5) High occupancy vehicle (HOV)--A bus or other motorized passenger vehicle occupied by a specified minimum number of passengers.

  (6) High occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane--One or more lanes of a highway or an entire highway where designated high occupancy vehicles are given at all times, or at regularly scheduled times, a priority or preference over some or all other vehicles moving in the general stream of highway traffic.

  (7) High occupancy toll (HOT) lane--An HOV lane that may be used by vehicles carrying fewer than the specified minimum number of passengers, or other eligible vehicles, that pay a toll for the right to do so.

  (8) HOV Authority--A transit authority created under Transportation Code, Chapter 451, 452, or 453; a regional mobility authority created under Transportation Code, Chapter 361 or 370; a municipality; a transportation corporation; or a coordinated county transportation authority created under Transportation Code, Chapter 460.

  (9) Level of Service C--A measure of highway congestion as defined by the latest edition of the Highway Capacity Manual published by the United States Transportation Research Board.

  (10) Low-emission vehicle--A vehicle that has been certified by regulations of the federal Environmental Protection Agency to meet the Tier II Bin 1 or Bin 2 emission level established for that make and model year.

  (11) Seriously degraded--When a lane or lanes fail to achieve at least a level of Service C for 90% of the time over a consecutive 90-day period during weekday peak travel periods.

  (12) Toll entity--A regional tollway authority created under Transportation Code, Chapter 366; a transit authority created under Transportation Code, Chapter 451, 452, or 453; a regional mobility authority created under Transportation Code, Chapter 361 or 370; a county acting under Transportation Code, Chapter 284; or a transportation corporation.

  (13) Toll lane--A lane or lanes of the state highway system, including an HOV lane, on which a toll has been authorized by order of the commission under Transportation Code, Chapter 224, Subchapter F.

  (14) Transportation corporation--A corporation created by the commission under §§15.80 - 15.93 of this title (relating to Transportation Corporations).


Source Note: The provisions of this §25.41 adopted to be effective September 19, 2002, 27 TexReg 8778; amended to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4930; amended to be effective March 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 1729

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