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 1085 - Rules And Regulations Governing The Conduct And Safety Of The Public In The Use Of The Metro-north Commuter Railroad Company Terminals, Stations And Trains › Section 1085.2 - 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
				  by the New York State Penal Law.
(d) Facilities means Grand Central terminal
				  and all other terminals and stations within New York State owned or operated by
				  Metro-North 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,
				  signage, storage yards, depots, repair and maintenance shops, yards, offices
				  and other real estate or personally owned, operated, used, held or leased by
				  Metro-North for or incidental to the operation, rehabilitation or improvement
				  of railroad operations including real estate or property used or held or leased
				  by Metro-North pursuant to joint service arrangements. Furthermore, the term
				  facility or facilities encompasses buildings, structures, and areas used, held
				  or leased by Metro-North or the authority notwithstanding that portions 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 Metro-North or the authority.
(e) General superintendent means the
				  individual or individuals designated by Metro-North to have overall supervisory
				  responsibility for the Metro-North facilities at Grand Central terminal, or his
				  designee.
(f) Grand Central
				  terminal means the Grand Central terminal main station building including, but
				  not limited to, the arcades, passageways and platforms shown on existing
				  conditions maps identified in the Harlem-Hudson lease agreement and all
				  appurtenances thereto.
(g)
				  Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company or Metro-North means that independent
				  subsidiary and public benefit corporation created by the authority that
				  operates and maintains the Hudson, Harlem, New Haven, Port Jervis and Pascack
				  Valley commuter railroad lines.
(h)
				  Noncommercial activities means activities involving public speaking;
				  distribution of written materials related to a charitable, religious or
				  political cause; and solicitation of contributions for charitable, religious or
				  political causes; and artistic performances, including the acceptance of
				  donations for such performances.
(i) Person means any natural person,
				  individual, corporation, society, organization, company, association, firm,
				  partnership, or other entity.
(j)
				  Police officer means any person so designated pursuant to New York 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) Terminals and stations means Grand
				  Central terminal as well as all terminals and stations within New York State
				  owned or operated by Metro-North under contract, lease or other arrangement,
				  including joint service arrangements, and including all appurtenances to any
				  terminal or station including, but not limited to, platforms, stairways,
				  arcades and passageways.
(l) Trains
				  means all trains operated by Metro-North in revenue service.
(m) 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.