Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 732 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DIVISION › Division 35 - STANDARDS TO DETERMINE PROJECT ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR GRANTS UNDER THE OREGON STREETCAR PROJECT FUND PROGRAM › Section 732-035-0020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For the purposes of division 35 rules, the following terms have
				the following definitions, unless the context clearly indicates
				otherwise:
(1) "Grant Agreement" means
			 a legally binding contract between the Department and Recipient that contains
			 the terms and conditions under which the Department is providing funds from the
			 Oregon Streetcar Project Fund for an Approved Project.
(2) "Applicant" means a municipality and
			 operator of a rail fixed guideway system that applies for funds from the Oregon
			 Streetcar Project Fund.
(3)
			 "Approved Project" means a Project that the Department has selected to receive
			 funding through a grant from the Oregon Streetcar Project Fund.
(4) "Commission" means the Oregon
			 Transportation Commission.
(5)
			 "Department" means the Oregon Department of Transportation.
(6) "Director" means the Director of the
			 Oregon Department of Transportation.
(7) "Municipality" as defined in ORS
			 285B.410b means an Oregon city or county, the Port of Portland created by ORS
			 778.010, a county service
			 district organized under ORS chapter 451, a district as defined in ORS
			 198.010, a tribal council of a
			 federally recognized Indian tribe in this state or an airport district
			 organized under ORS chapter 838.
(8) "Oregon-based Manufacturer" means, for
			 the purposes of the Oregon Streetcar Fund Program, an entity whose
			 manufacturing facilities are physically located in Oregon, and which is
			 organized or authorized to do business under Oregon law.
(9) "Oregon-owned Manufacturer" means a sole
			 proprietorship owned by an Oregon resident paying taxes in Oregon, or an entity
			 51 percent of which is owned by an Oregon resident or residents residing and
			 paying taxes in Oregon.
(10)
			 "Oregon Streetcar Project Fund" is defined in Chapter 746, OL 2007 as a fund
			 consisting of lottery bond proceeds deposited in the fund, interest earnings on
			 the fund and any other moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative
			 Assembly.
(11) "Program" means the
			 Oregon Streetcar Project Fund Program established by division 35 rules to
			 administer the Oregon Streetcar Project Fund.
(12) "Program Funds" means the money in the
			 Oregon Streetcar Project Fund that may be used as grants for eligible
			 projects.
(13) "Project" means a
			 proposal to purchase Oregon Manufactured Streetcars from an Oregon-based and
			 Oregon-owned manufacturer, to be used as part of a public transit
			 system.
(14) "Recipient" means an
			 Applicant that enters into a Grant Agreement with the Department to receive
			 funds from the Oregon Streetcar Project Fund.
(15) "Streetcar" means a transit vehicle
			 designed for local transportation operated on a rail fixed guideway, powered by
			 electricity usually received from an overhead electric
			 wire.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  184.616,
				  184.619, Sec. 24 (2), Ch. 746,
				  OL 2007
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  184.670,
				  184.685, Ch. 746, OL 2007