California Code of Regulations › Title 21 - Public Works › Division 2 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 23 - Adopt-a-Highway Program › Article 2 - Definitions › Section 2621 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All terms defined in this article are applicable to terms
					 used in Title 21, Division 2, Chapter 23. These terms have the following
					 meanings:
(a) "Adopter" means an
				  individual, organization, agency, or business that has been issued a
				  Permit.
(b) "Adoption Site" means
				  the section of State highway right-of-way to be adopted. An adoption site can
				  include one or both directions of a highway roadside. "Adoption site" and
				  "site" are used interchangeably throughout the Regulations text.
(c) "Adoption Task" means a specific
				  beautification or maintenance activity authorized under a Permit.
(d) "Adoption Type" means one of several
				  standardized participation opportunities described in Section
				  2623(b). For
				  example, litter removal is an adoption type.
(e) "Applicant" means an individual,
				  organization, agency, or business who has submitted a Program
				  Application.
(f) "Attachment A"
				  means the Form MTCE-09, Attachment A (Adopt-A-Highway Special Provisions) (Rev.
				  07/09) which is incorporated by reference. This form is included in the
				  adopter's Permit package and contains information obtained during a site review
				  such as safe site access, appropriate work methods, and work frequency.
				  Attachment A also lists Caltrans contact information.
(g) "Caltrans" means the California
				  Department of Transportation.
(h)
				  "Caltrans Policy" means Caltrans Director's Policy DP-01-R6, Equal Employment
				  Opportunity (Rev. 07/06) which is incorporated by reference. This policy
				  ensures Caltrans employees a work environment free from all forms of
				  discrimination and harassment. Retaliation against Caltrans employees who are
				  engaged in the implementation of the policy would constitute a violation of
				  this policy.
(i) "Contractor" means
				  the maintenance service provider who has been hired to perform adoption tasks
				  for a sponsored adoption.
(j)
				  "Contractor's Crew Leader" means the person responsible for supervising work
				  performed by the contractor's crew at the adoption site.
(k) "Courtesy Sign" means the sign placed to
				  recognize the adopter.
(l) "Deputy
				  District Director, Maintenance" means the senior officer for the Division of
				  Maintenance in a Caltrans District office.
(m) "Displaced Adopter Status" means a
				  preferential waiting list placement status. This status is given to adopters
				  who are forced to give up their adoption site because of construction or other
				  circumstance. Displaced adopter status is discussed in Section
				  2640.
(n) "District" means one of the twelve
				  Caltrans districts. Each district consists of one or more California
				  counties.
(o) "District
				  Coordinator" means the Caltrans District Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator or the
				  Caltrans Assistant District Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator.
(p) "District Permit Engineer" means an
				  individual authorized to sign Permits for a district's Division of Traffic
				  Operations.
(q) "Group Leader" or
				  "Alternate Group Leader" means the members of a volunteer group who have been
				  designated to serve as liaison with Caltrans, to provide safety training to
				  group members, and to supervise work performed at the adoption site.
(r) "Instructions for Preparing Plans and
				  Schedules" means one or more of the instructional handouts given to applicants
				  for vegetation control and planting adoptions. Each handout lists items which
				  must be included in the applicant's plan(s) and work schedule. The following
				  handouts are incorporated by reference:
(1)
				  Preparing a Vegetation Control Site Plan and Work Schedule (Rev.
				  07/09).
(2) Preparing Tree and
				  Shrub Planting Plans and Work Schedule (Rev. 07/09).
(3) Preparing Wildflower Planting Plans and
				  Work Schedule (Rev. 07/09).
(4)
				  Instructions for Using Mulch (Rev. 09/09).
(5) Caltrans Licensing Requirements for
				  Adopt-A-Highway Volunteers Using Herbicides (Rev. 02/06).