Unless specifically defined in the Texas Clean Air Act (TCAA)
or in the rules of the commission, the terms used in this division
have the meanings commonly ascribed to them in the field of air pollution
control. In addition to the terms that are defined by the TCAA and
§§3.2, 101.1, and 114.1 of this title (relating to Definitions),
the following words and terms, when used in this division will have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Cargo handling equipment--Any heavy-duty non-road,
self-propelled vehicle or land-based equipment used at a seaport or
rail yard to lift or move cargo, such as containerized, bulk, or break-bulk
goods. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, rubber-tired gantry
cranes, yard trucks, top handlers, side handlers, reach stackers,
forklifts, loaders, and aerial lifts.
(2) Drayage activities--The transport of cargo, such
as containerized, bulk, or break-bulk goods.
(3) Drayage truck--A heavy-duty on-road or non-road
vehicle used for drayage activities and that operates on or transgresses
through a seaport or rail yard for the purpose of loading, unloading,
or transporting cargo, including transporting empty containers and
chassis.
(4) Non-road yard truck--A non-road mobile utility
vehicle used to transport cargo containers with or without chassis;
also known as a utility tractor rig, yard tractor, or terminal tractor.
(5) Rail yard--A rail facility where cargo is routinely
transferred from drayage truck to train or vice-versa, including structures
that are devoted to receiving, handling, holding, consolidating, and
loading or delivery of rail-borne cargo.
(6) Repower--To replace an old engine powering a vehicle
with a new engine, a used engine, or a remanufactured engine, or electric
motors, drives, or fuel cells.
(7) Seaport--Publicly or privately owned property associated
with the primary movement of cargo or materials from ocean-going vessels
or barges to shore or vice-versa, including structures and property
devoted to receiving, handling, holding, consolidating, and loading
or delivery of waterborne shipments. A seaport also includes publicly
or privately owned property within a ship channel security district
established under Texas Water Code, Chapter 68.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §114.680 adopted to be effective May 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3438; amended to be effective August 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 6209; amended to be effective April 26, 2018, 43 TexReg 2442 |
