Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 800 - Airport Corporation › Chapter 10 - OPERATIONS › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Ground Transportation Regulations › Section 800-RICR-10-00-2.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Whenever used in these rules and regulations, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below.
1. "Access agreement" means a written authorization from the Corporation to access the Airport and Airport Circulator without a contractual relationship.
2. "Airport" means T.F. Green Airport located in Warwick, Rhode Island including, without limitation, the Airport Circulator and all other airport facilities and roadways.
3. "Airport circulator" means the roadways and walkways (including the Arrivals Roadway, Departures Roadway, and Commercial Curb) maintained by the Corporation which allow access by the general public to the Airport from Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island and the airport connector to Interstate 95.
4. "Airport terminal" means the Bruce Sundlun Terminal located at the Airport from which Airport passengers arrive and depart.
5. "Arrivals roadway" means the roadway designated by the Corporation as the lower level nearest the Airport Terminal.
6. "Authorized user" means:
a. A person or entity under contract with the Corporation;
b. A contractually approved subcontractor of such Authorized User; or
c. A person or entity having received an Access Agreement from the Corporation to provide goods or perform services.
7. "Business entity" means any sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, association or other organization.
8. "Cell phone waiting lot" means the location designated by the Corporation for vehicles, other than Taxi, Limousine, Jitney, Scheduled Bus/Motor Coach, Charter Bus/Motor Coach, RIPTA, Hotel Shuttle, Off Airport Parking Shuttle and Other Vehicle for Hire, to await passengers arriving at the Airport Terminal.
9. "Chargeable airport customer" means any and all Rental Car customers using the Airport or the Interlink, regardless of the location of the offices or other facilities of such Rental Car Company.
10. "Certificate" means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-14-4.1.
11. "Charter bus" or "Motor coach" means a private bus designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation from a designated location to such points as may be directed by the passenger, other than a public bus or passenger van for carrying more than ten (10) passengers pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-1-3 and includes the Driver of a Charter Bus/Motor Coach.
12. "Commercial curb" means the commercial ground transportation vehicle standing and loading/unloading zones, as designated by the Corporation.
13. "Commercial vehicle" means a Vehicle, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											33-1-3, that is owned or leased to a Business Entity and is used at the Airport for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, including but not limited to Charter Buses/ Motor Coaches, Jitneys, Limousines, Other Vehicles for Hire, and Taxicabs.
14. "Corporation" means the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, a public corporation, governmental agency, and public instrumentality of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
15. "Departures roadway" means the roadway designated by the Corporation as the upper level nearest the Airport Terminal.
16. "Driver" means the operator of a Vehicle and any Business Entity that owns or otherwise controls a Vehicle operated by a Driver and/or the Driver's employer.
17. "Hotel shuttle" means a Vehicle operated by or on behalf of hotels, for the purpose of picking up and/or discharging hotel guests at the respective hotel or at the Airport and/or the Interlink and includes the Driver of a hotel shuttle.
18. "Hourly lot" means Parking Lot "D" or other areas at the Airport that may be designated by the Corporation for hourly public parking.
19. "Interlink" means the intermodal transportation facility for train, bus, commuter, and rental car access to, and egress from, the Airport, and located at 700 Jefferson Boulevard, in Warwick, Rhode Island.
20. "Jitney" means the meaning ascribed to that term in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											31-1-3 and  39-13-1 and includes the Driver of a Jitney.
21. "Limousine" means a motor vehicle for hire, other than a Taxicab as defined in §
											2.4(A)(32)     of this Part, used for transporting members of the public for compensation from a designated location to such points as may be directed by the passenger and includes the Driver of a Limousine.
22. "Off airport parking shuttle" means a vehicle operated by or on behalf of off airport parking operators, for the sole purpose of picking up and/or discharging passengers at the respective off airport parking lot or at the Airport and/or the Interlink and includes the Driver of an Off Airport Parking Shuttle.
23. "Off-Site rental car company" means any rental car company which services Chargeable Airport Customers from a location outside the Interlink and includes the Driver of an Off-Site Rental Car Company Vehicle.
24. "On-Site rental car company" means any rental car company which services Chargeable Airport Customers from a location at the Interlink and includes the Driver of an On-Site Rental Car Company Vehicle.
25. "Other vehicles for hire" means any vehicle transporting passengers for a fee not defined in this section, and the Driver of an Other Vehicle for Hire.
26. "Person" means Driver, Business Entity and all other individuals.
27. "Registration" means Registration with the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-14-4.2.
28. "Rental car company" means any Person providing rental car services for customers using the Airport or the Interlink, regardless of the location of the offices or other facilities of such Person.
29. "RIPTA" means the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and includes any vehicle it operates as a "public bus" pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-1-3 and the Driver of a RIPTA.
30. "Scheduled bus/motor coach" means a private bus designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation from and to scheduled locations, other than a public bus or passenger van designed for carrying more than ten (10) passengers pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-1-3 and includes the Driver of the Scheduled Bus/Motor Coach.
31. "Solicitation" means the act of engaging potential customers, in any manner, for the purpose of generating business.
32. "Taxicab" means the meaning ascribed to the term in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-14-1 and includes the Driver of a taxicab.
33. "Vehicle": the meaning of vehicle is set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											31-1-3.