Florida Administrative Code › 41 - COMMISSION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED › 41 - Departmental › Chapter 41-2 - COMMISSION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED › Section 41-2.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For purposes of this rule chapter, the following definitions
				  will apply:
(1) "Americans with
				Disabilities Act" is a federal law,  P.L. 101-336, signed by the President of
				the United States on July 26, 1990.
(2) "Coordination Contract" means a written
				contract between the Community Transportation Coordinator and an agency who
				receives transportation disadvantaged funds and performs some, if not all, of
				its own transportation services, as well as transportation services to others,
				when shown to be more effective and more efficient from a total system
				perspective. The contract reflects the specific terms and conditions that will
				apply to those agencies who perform their own transportation, as well as joint
				utilization and cost provisions for transportation services to and from the
				community transportation coordinator.
(3) "Designated Official Planning Agency"
				means the official body or agency designated by the Commission to fulfill the
				functions of transportation disadvantaged planning in areas not covered by a
				Metropolitan Planning Organization. The Metropolitan Planning Organization
				shall serve as the designated official planning agency in areas covered by such
				organizations.
(4) "Designated
				Service Area" means a geographical area recommended by a designated official
				planning agency, subject to approval by the Commission, which defines the
				community where coordinated transportation services will be provided to the
				transportation disadvantaged.
(5)
				"Emergency" means any occurrence, or threat thereof, whether accidental,
				natural or caused by man, in war or in peace, which results or may result in
				substantial denial of transportation services to a designated service area for
				the transportation disadvantaged population.
(6) "Emergency Fund" means transportation
				disadvantaged trust fund monies set aside to address emergency situations and
				which can be utilized by direct contract, without competitive bidding, between
				the Commission and an entity to handle transportation services during a time of
				emergency.
(7) "Florida Coordinated
				Transportation System" (FCTS) means a transportation system responsible for
				coordination and service provisions for the transportation disadvantaged as
				outlined in Chapter 427, F.S.
(8)
				"Local Government" means an elected and/or appointed public body existing to
				coordinate, govern, plan, fund and administer public services within a
				designated, limited geographic area within the state.
(9) "Local Government Comprehensive Plan"
				means a plan that meets the requirements of Sections   163.3177 and   163.3178,
				F.S.
(10) "Memorandum of Agreement"
				is the state contract for transportation disadvantaged services purchased with
				federal, state or local government transportation disadvantaged funds. This
				agreement is between the Commission and the Community Transportation
				Coordinator and recognizes the Community Transportation Coordinator as being
				responsible for the arrangement of the provision of transportation
				disadvantaged services for a designated service area.
(11) "Public Transit" means the transporting
				of people by conveyances or systems of conveyances, traveling on land or water,
				local or regional in nature, and available for use by the public. Public
				transit systems may be governmentally or privately owned. Public transit
				specifically includes those forms of transportation commonly known as
				"paratransit".
(12) "Regional
				Planning Council (RPC)" means the organization created under the provisions of
				Section   186.504, F.S.
(13) "Reserve
				Fund" means transportation disadvantaged trust fund monies set aside each
				budget year to insure adequate cash is available for incoming reimbursement
				requests when estimated revenues do not materialize.
(14) "State Fiscal Year" means the period
				from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.
(15) "Transportation Disadvantaged Service
				Plan" means an annually updated plan jointly developed by the designated
				official planning agency and the Community Transportation Coordinator which
				contains a development plan, service plan, and quality assurance components.
				The plan shall be approved and used by the local Coordinating Board to evaluate
				the Community Transportation Coordinator.
(16) "Transportation Operator" means one or
				more public, private for profit or private nonprofit entities engaged by the
				community transportation coordinator to provide service to transportation
				disadvantaged persons pursuant to a coordinated transportation development
				plan.
(17) "Transportation Operator
				Contract" means a written contract between the Community Transportation
				Coordinator and the Transportation Operators, as approved by the Commission,
				that outlines the terms and conditions for any services to be
				performed.
(18) "Trust Fund" means
				the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund authorized in Section   427.0159,
				F.S., and administered by the Commission.
Rulemaking Authority  427.013(10)  FS. Law Implemented
					  427.011 - 427.017 FS.
New 5-2-90, Amended 6-17-92, 1-4-94, 7-11-95, 5-1-96,
					 10-1-96, 3-10-98, 8-10-09.