2023 New York Laws › TRA - Transportation › Article 22 - Implementation of the Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act of 2005 › 481 - Definitions.

§ 481. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
  have the following meanings:
1.  "Transportation  infrastructure  project"  shall  mean  a  project
  undertaken with funds provided in whole or in part by  the  rebuild  and
  renew  New  York transportation bond act of two thousand five, for those
  transportation programs set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of
  section four hundred eighty of this article.
2. "Municipality" shall mean a city; a  county  not  wholly  contained
  within  a city; a town; a village; a public benefit corporation or other
  public authority or corporation, or two or more of the foregoing  acting
  jointly.  Provided,  however,  that "municipality" shall not include the
  port authority of New York and New Jersey.
3. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of transportation of the
  state of New York.
4. "Department" shall mean the department  of  transportation  of  the
  state of New York.
5.  "Federal  assistance"  shall mean funds available from the federal
  government for any municipal transportation infrastructure project.
6. "Municipal transportation  infrastructure  project"  shall  mean  a
  transportation  infrastructure project undertaken by a municipality with
  funds provided in whole or in part by the rebuild  and  renew  New  York
  transportation  bond  act of two thousand five, for those transportation
  programs set forth in subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of
  this article, pursuant to an agreement between such municipality and the
  commissioner.
7. "Municipal project cost" shall mean the actual cost of a  municipal
  transportation  infrastructure  project or the estimated reasonable cost
  thereof as determined by the commissioner, whichever is less,  and  less
  any federal assistance received or to be received for such project.
8.  "Bond  proceeds"  shall mean moneys received by the state from the
  sale of bonds and/or notes sold pursuant to the rebuild  and  renew  New
  York  transportation bond act of two thousand five for uses set forth in
  subdivision a of  section  four  of  the  rebuild  and  renew  New  York
  transportation bond act of two thousand five.
9. "Canal corporation" shall mean the New York state canal corporation
  created  as  a  subsidiary  corporation  of  the  New York state thruway
  authority pursuant to chapter seven hundred sixty-six  of  the  laws  of
  nineteen  hundred  ninety-two  and  continued  and  reconstituted  as  a
  subsidiary corporation of the power authority of the state of  New  York
  pursuant to subdivision one of section one thousand five-b of the public
  authorities law.
10.  "Canal system" shall mean the "New York state canal system" shall
  mean all of the canals, canal lands, feeder  canals,  reservoirs,  canal
  terminals,   canal   terminal   lands   and  other  property  under  the
  jurisdiction of the canal corporation of the state of New York  pursuant
  to article one-A of the canal law.
11. "Metropolitan transportation authority" shall mean the corporation
  created  by section twelve hundred sixty-three of the public authorities
  law.
12. "New York city  transit  authority"  shall  mean  the  corporation
  created by section twelve hundred one of the public authorities law.
13.   "Triborough   bridge   and  tunnel  authority"  shall  mean  the
  corporation created by section five  hundred  fifty-two  of  the  public
  authorities law.
14.  "Port  Authority of New York and New Jersey" shall mean that body
  corporate and politic created pursuant to article three of  chapter  one
  hundred  fifty-four  of  the  laws  of  nineteen hundred twenty-one, and

  designated as "The Port Authority of New York and New  Jersey"  by  such
  chapter.