New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 76 - PRIVATE CARRIER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16:76-1.2 - 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 indicates otherwise:
"Affiliate" means any individual, company, proprietorship,
				  corporation, agency, trust, or partnership where, by reason of the relationship
				  of such entity with the carrier (whether by reason of the method of, or
				  circumstances surrounding organization or operation, or whether established
				  through common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust or trusts, a
				  holding or investment company or companies, family relationships, or any other
				  direct or indirect means), there is a reason to believe that the affairs of the
				  carrier may be managed in the interest of such individual, company,
				  proprietorship, corporation, agency, trust, or partnership.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of NJ TRANSIT.
"Capital improvements" means items including, but not limited
				  to, electronic equipment (including fareboxes or other revenue handling
				  equipment), radios and related equipment, revenue and nonrevenue vehicles,
				  garage maintenance equipment, maintenance or garage facilities, and any other
				  equipment, facility, or property useful for or related to the provision of
				  regular route peak services by private bus carriers. It also includes the
				  rehabilitation of NJ TRANSIT owned or leased equipment that is leased to
				  eligible private bus carriers.
"Capital maintenance" shall mean, in relation to public
				  transportation projects, the direct cost of any work necessary for preserving
				  or maintaining the useful life of public transportation projects, provided the
				  work is associated with the acquisition, installation, and rehabilitation of
				  components that are not included in the normal operating maintenance of
				  equipment and facilities or replaced on a scheduled basis. The work shall
				  ensure the useful life of the project for not less than five years and shall
				  not include routine maintenance or inspection of equipment and facilities that
				  is conducted on a scheduled basis.
"Carrier" means any individual, partnership, association,
				  corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, trustee, or
				  receiver or any other private entity operating or controlling regular route
				  peak bus service on established routes within the State or between points in
				  this State and points in adjacent states.
"Eligible" means a carrier providing public transit service
				  that is qualified and authorized by NJ TRANSIT to participate in NJ TRANSIT's
				  Bus Allocation Program.
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of NJ
				  TRANSIT, or his or her designee.
"FTA" means the Federal Transit Administration.
"Lease" means a lease or sublease agreement, as
				  appropriate.
"NJ TRANSIT" means the New Jersey Transit Corporation and its
				  operating subsidiaries.
"PCCIP" means the Private Carrier Capital Improvement
				  Program.
"Peak period" means the weekday morning period of 6:00 A.M.
				  through 9:30 A.M. or the weekday evening period of 4:00 P.M. through 7:00 P.M.
				  representing the period of the day during which the carrier simultaneously
				  operates the highest number of buses in revenue service and serves the highest
				  passenger volumes in its regular route bus service.
"Public transit" means all regular route peak bus service
				  operated by a private carrier.
"Regular route bus service" means the operation of any motor
				  bus or motor buses on streets, public highways, or other facilities, over a
				  fixed route and between fixed termini on a regular schedule for the purpose of
				  carrying passengers for hire, in this State or between points in this State and
				  points in other states. Services that are exclusionary or personal in nature,
				  or are to special purpose areas, such as to casinos or special events, are not
				  included within this definition.