New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 21 - Miscellaneous › Chapter XXI - Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Subchapter D - Rules and Regulations Governing the Conduct and Safety of the Public › Part 1097 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Conduct And Safety Of The Public And Use Of The Long Island Rail Road Company Terminals, Stations And Trains › Section 1097.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
As used or referred to in this Part, the following terms
					 have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
					 the context in which the term is used:
(a) Authority means the Metropolitan
				  Transportation Authority, the public benefit corporation created by section
				  1263 of the New York Public Authorities Law.
(b) Commercial activities means activities
				  whose main purpose is the sale of goods or services or the promotion or
				  advertising of goods or services, including the distribution of goods or
				  materials for free.
(c) Controlled
				  substance means those substances designated as controlled substances in the New
				  York Penal Law, section 220.00.
(d)
				  Facilities means Jamaica station, Flatbush Avenue station, that portion of
				  Pennsylvania station which is utilized or occupied by the LIRR, and all other
				  terminals and stations owned by the LIRR, or operated by the LIRR, under
				  contract, lease or other arrangement, including joint service arrangements.
				  Facilities includes all property and equipment, including, without limitation,
				  rights-of-way and related trackage, rails, signal power, fuel, communication
				  and ventilation systems, power plants, tunnels, emergency exits, stations,
				  terminals, signage, storage yards, depots, repair and maintenance shops, yards,
				  offices and other real estate or personally used or held for or incidental to
				  the operation, rehabilitation or improvement of LIRR's railroad service in or
				  around Jamaica station, Flatbush Avenue station, that portion of Pennsylvania
				  station which is leased by the LIRR, and all other terminals and stations owned
				  by the LIRR, or operated by the LIRR, under contract, lease or other
				  arrangement with the LIRR. Furthermore, the term facilities encompasses
				  buildings, structures and areas used, held or leased by the LIRR or the
				  authority, notwithstanding that portion thereof may not be devoted to any
				  railroad purpose other than the production of revenues available for covering
				  the costs and expenses of all or any facilities of the LIRR or the
				  authority.
(e) LIRR and the Long
				  Island Rail Road Company mean that independent subsidiary and public benefit
				  corporation created by the authority.
(f) Noncommercial activities means activities
				  involving public speaking; distribution of written materials related to a
				  charitable, religious or political cause; solicitation of contributions for
				  charitable, religious or political causes; and artistic performances, including
				  the acceptance of donations for such performances.
(g) Person means any natural person,
				  individual, corporation, society, organization, company, association, firm,
				  partnership, or other entity.
(h)
				  Police officer refers to any member of the LIRR Police Department and any other
				  police officer duly appointed pursuant to New York Criminal Procedure Law,
				  section 1.20 who, pursuant to his
				  authority, has jurisdiction within a terminal or station or train.
(i) Superintendent means that individual or
				  individuals designated by the LIRR to have supervisory responsibility for the
				  LIRR terminals and stations.
(j)
				  Police officer means any person so designated pursuant to NewYork Criminal
				  Procedure Law, section
				  1.20 who, pursuant to their
				  authority, has jurisdiction within a terminal, station or train including
				  without limitation any member of the MTA Police Department, and also any Bridge
				  and Tunnel Officer authorized to issue notices of violation pursuant to New
				  York Public Authorities Law, section 553(7-a).
(k) Trains means all trains operated by LIRR
				  in revenue service.
(l)
				  Unreasonable noise means excessively or unusually loud sounds produced by any
				  means which are audible to another person and which cause public inconvenience,
				  annoyance or alarm, but does not include conversational speech or sounds
				  incident to walking or normal movement. The term unreasonable noise also
				  includes sounds which interfere with the audibility of the normal
				  communication, audio communication equipment and speaker system of a terminal,
				  station or train.