New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 77 - USE OR OCCUPANCY OF NJ TRANSIT-OWNED PROPERTY FOR UTILITY FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - PERMITS AND CONDITIONS › Section 16:77-1.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall
				  have the following meanings, unless the context clearly means otherwise:
"Cable" consists of more than two conductors insulated from
				  each other, with or without a protective covering, either self-supporting or
				  having a common support.
"Coaxial television cable" means a transmission line cable
				  having an inner conductor surrounded by insulation and an outer sheath serving
				  as the second conductor.
"Communication wires" means wires used for telephone, fire
				  alarm, police and signal circuits, for public or private communication of
				  signal service, which operate at a voltage not exceeding 400 volts to ground or
				  750 volts, between any two points of the circuit and transmitted power that
				  does not exceed 150 watts.
"Composite coaxial cable" means a cable made up of one or
				  more transmission lines in which one conductor is centered inside a metallic
				  tube that serves as the second conductor. Other standard insulated conductors
				  may be included in the same overall sheath.
"Individual service" means a service to a single individual
				  building.
"Involved jurisdiction" means the New Jersey Transit
				  Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), its authorized representative(s), agent(s), or
				  designee(s), NJ TRANSIT's authorized railroad, bus operations or light rail
				  system, and any railroad operating on NJ TRANSIT-owned property, where
				  appropriate.
"Lightfiber, fiberoptic, and glassfiber cable" means any
				  cable using light as a transmitter and receiver and a glass or plastic fiber as
				  the transmission medium including optical ground wire, which has the capability
				  to serve as both a ground wire and for data transmission.
"Longitudinal occupation" means any occupation of NJ
				  TRANSIT-owned property other than a transverse occupation as defined in this
				  section.
"Messenger wires" means any support wire that carries no
				  current, signal, or communication transmission and has a specific purpose to
				  assist in installing, servicing, and replacing overhead occupancies. Messenger
				  wires shall be considered as part of the wires or cables supported and no
				  charge shall be assessed therefor.
"Municipality" means a local governing body such as a
				  borough, township, city, or village.
"NJ TRANSIT-owned property" means property in the States of
				  New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania owned by NJ TRANSIT or operated on by NJ
				  TRANSIT, regardless of the operating agent or active status of the
				  property.
"Permit" means the written permission to use or occupy NJ
				  TRANSIT-owned property. Uses or occupancies of NJ TRANSIT-owned property shall
				  include, but not be limited to:
1.
				Transverse or longitudinal crossings on, over, or under NJ TRANSIT-owned
				property:
i. Aerial or underground wires and
				cables (communications and power);
ii. Poles, towers, guys, anchors, and
				monopoles or metal poles with engineered foundations;
iii. Pipes and sewers; and
iv. Uses for overhead or underground
				conveyors, pipe bridges, pedestrian tunnels, or any other facility NJ TRANSIT
				determines a permit is required; and