New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter G - Mass Transportation Operating Assistance › Part 975 - Statewide Mass Transportation Operating Assistance Program › Section 975.4 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
For the purposes of this Part, the following additional
					 definitions will apply:
(a) Service
				  payment shall mean the amount of state assistance made available to an eligible
				  public transportation system by the Commissioner of Transportation, within the
				  provisions and limits of state mass transportation operating assistance program
				  legislation and appropriations.
(b)
				  Chief executive officer, of a public transportation system defined by
				  subdivision 1 of section 18-b  of the Transportation Law, shall mean
				  the chief executive officer of the public benefit corporation constituting a
				  transportation authority or, in the case of a county, the chairman of the board
				  of supervisors or legislature; except that in those counties having a county
				  administrator, director, executive, manager or president, it shall mean such
				  latter officers; or, in the case of a city, the mayor; except that in those
				  cities having a city manager, it shall mean that officer; or the officially
				  designated representative of any of the above, or, in the case of an intercity
				  bus company, the chief executive or operating officer of said firm or
				  corporation, or a designee of the chief executive or operating officer
				  empowered to enter into joint service agreements on behalf of the
				  company.
(c) Revenues shall mean
				  income either directly or indirectly derived from, or in connection with, the
				  mass transportation services. It will include "operating revenue" such as but
				  not necessarily limited to: farebox revenues and special fare subsidies
				  (including third party per passenger payments); baggage or mail revenues;
				  income from advertising, concessions and leases. It also includes "subsidies"
				  from state, federal and local governments; and other government payments to
				  finance operating deficits.
(d)
				  Expenses shall mean expenses, as may be determined by the Commissioner of
				  Transportation, either directly or indirectly incurred from, or in connection
				  with, the operation of public transportation services, including but not
				  necessarily limited to: transportation expenses (wages, fringe benefits, fuel,
				  oil, etc.); maintenance and garage expenses (repairs, tires, etc.); station
				  expenses (supplies and expenses relating thereto); traffic expenses (tickets,
				  advertising, etc.); insurance and safety expenses; marketing, advertising and
				  other reasonable expenses directly related to the provision of public
				  transportation service and a reasonable portion of general administration
				  expenses including auditing costs. Capital expenses, and depreciation on the
				  portion of plant assets purchased with government funds, are not considered
				  allowable expenses for the purposes of this program. For private operators,
				  further definition of eligible and ineligible expenses are found in the
				  determination of maximum operating assistance process defined in section
				  975.17.
(e) Peak hours shall mean the hours when
				  additional services are provided to handle higher passenger volumes. This
				  period begins when normal scheduled headways are reduced, and ends when
				  headways are returned to normal. Generally, these hours are 7 a.m. through 9
				  a.m. and 4 p.m. through 6 p.m., each day, Monday through Friday, or such other
				  similar periods as local conditions may dictate.
(f) Off-peak hours shall mean all time
				  periods other than peak hours. Generally, these will be the hours 9 a.m.
				  through 4 p.m., and the hours 6 p.m. through 7 a.m. each day, monday through
				  Friday, or such other similar periods as local conditions may dictate; it shall
				  also include the entire 24-hour period for each State and/or Federal holiday,
				  as well as Saturdays and Sundays.
(g) Commuter rail system shall mean a system
				  of mass transportation services operating rail passenger cars on rail
				  guideways, and providing service in more than one county (for purposes of
				  section 18-b  of the Transportation Law, the city of
				  New York shall be considered as one county), with a substantial portion of the
				  riders using the service to go to and from work between suburbs and their
				  central city.
(h) Subway or rapid
				  transit system shall mean a system of mass transportation services operating
				  rail passenger cars on rail guideways within one county (for purposes of
				  section 18-b  of the Transportation Law, the City of
				  New York shall be considered as one county).
(i) Commuter ferry system shall mean a system
				  of mass transportation services operating on a navigable body of water, and
				  providing services within one county (for purposes of section 18-b  of the Transportation Law, the City of
				  New York shall be considered as one county), with a substantial portion of the
				  riders using the service to go to and from work.
(j) Elderly shall mean, those persons of age
				  65 or over.
(k) Transit disabled
				  shall mean individuals who, by reason of illness, age, injury, congenital
				  malfunction or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, are
				  unable, without special facilities, planning or design, to use mass
				  transportation facilities effectively.
(l) Urbanized area shall mean an area not
				  less than the urbanized area delineated by the latest determination of the
				  Bureau of the Census (in accordance with such provisions of Title 13, U.S. Code
				  as may be appropriate); and if desired, adjacent areas may be included by
				  responsible State and local officials in accordance with the provisions of
				  Title 23, U.S. Code 1 34 (3) (c).
(m) Appropriate officials shall mean the
				  principal elected officers of municipalities.
(n) Comprehensive and continuing planning
				  process shall mean a planning process which includes the operational procedures
				  and working arrangements by which short-and long-range plans are conceived,
				  developed and continuously evaluated to meet changing conditions in accordance
				  with the provisions of Title 23, U.S. Code 134(3)(c).
(o) Economy, efficiency and effectiveness
				  indicators shall refer to a series of criteria established by the Department to
				  measure the performance of transit operations in terms of their operating and
				  capital cost input, as compared to their service quantity, quality and usage
				  output. Examples of indicators that may be used are:
(1) revenue vehicle hours per employee
				  hour;
(2) revenue vehicle miles per
				  employee hour;
(3) operating cost
				  per vehicle hour;
(4) operating
				  revenue compared to operating cost;
(5) operating revenue plus voluntary local
				  assistance per passenger mile;
(6)
				  revenue passengers per vehicle hour;
(7) revenue passenger miles per vehicle
				  hour;
(8) revenue passenger miles
				  per vehicle mile;
(9) operating
				  cost per revenue passenger mile;
(10) operating loss per revenue passenger
				  mile;
(11) revenue passengers per
				  employee hour;
(12) revenue
				  passenger miles per employee hour; and
(13) percent on time performance.