Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 731 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Division 35 - STANDARDS TO DETERMINE PROJECT ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR GRANTS UNDER THE CONNECT OREGON FUND PROGRAM › Section 731-035-0020 - 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) "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
			 Connect Oregon Fund for an Approved Project.
(2) "Applicant" means a Person or Public Body
			 that applies for funds from the Connect Oregon Fund.
(3) "Approved Project" means a project that
			 the Commission has approved to receive funding through a grant from the Connect
			 Oregon Fund.
(4) "Area Commissions
			 on Transportation" means advisory bodies chartered by the Oregon Transportation
			 Commission.
(5) "Aviation" is
			 defined in ORS
			 836.005(5).
(6) "Commission" means the Oregon
			 Transportation Commission.
(7)
			 "Connect Oregon Fund" means the fund created in ORS
			 367.080.
(8) "Dedicated Project" means a project
			 listed Chapter 491, 2019 Oregon Laws, Section 10.
(9) "Department" means the Oregon Department
			 of Transportation.
(10) "Director"
			 means the Director of the Oregon Department of Transportation.
(11) "Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA)"
			 means the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA) defined in ORS
			 836.005(7).
(12) "Final Project Acceptance"
			 means the Department's written acceptance of a project as complete following an
			 on-site review of the completed project.
(13) "Freight Advisory Committee" means the
			 committee created in ORS
			 366.212.
(14) "Limited Land Use Decision" has the
			 meaning given in ORS
			 197.015(12).
(15) "Land Use Decision" has the meaning
			 given in ORS
			 197.015(10).
(16) "Oregon Business Development Department"
			 means the department defined in ORS
			 285A.070.
(17) "Person" has the meaning given in ORS
			 174.100(6),
			 limited to those Persons that are registered with the Oregon Secretary of State
			 to conduct business within the State of Oregon.
(18) "Program" means the Connect Oregon Fund
			 Program established by division 35 rules to administer the Connect Oregon
			 Fund.
(19) "Program Funds" means
			 the money appropriated by the Legislature to the Connect Oregon Fund and
			 includes funds that become available due to loan repayment from a previous
			 project, unappropriated project funds from Approved Projects, earnings on
			 moneys held in the Connect Oregon Fund, and funds from sanctions as prescribed
			 in 731-035-0080(5)  of an Approved Project.
(20) "Project Sponsor" means a Person or a
			 Public Body seeking funds to develop and implement a Dedicated
			 Project.
(21) "Public Body" is
			 defined in ORS
			 174.109.
(22) "Rail Advisory Committee" means a
			 committee appointed by the Director and approved by the Commission to advise
			 the Department on issues, policies and programs that affect rail freight and
			 rail passenger facilities and services in Oregon.
(23) "Recipient" means an eligible Person or
			 Public Body that enters into an Agreement with the Department to receive funds
			 from the Connect Oregon Fund.
(24)
			 "Recipient's Total Project Costs" means the funds received from the Connect
			 Oregon Program Funds plus the matching funds required under Oregon
			 Administrative Rule 731-035-0070(3)(a)(B)  and any additional funds, if
			 applicable.
(25) "Regional
			 Solutions Team" means the teams created in ORS
			 284.754.
(26) "State Aviation Board" means the board
			 created in ORS
			 835.102.
(27) "Transportation project" is defined in
			 ORS
			 367.080(1)(c)
			 and means a project or undertaking for rail, marine, and aviation capital
			 infrastructure, including bridges, or a project that facilitates the
			 transportation of materials, animals or people. A transportation project does
			 not include costs associated with operating expenses.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  184.619,
				  367.082  & Ch. 816 OL 2005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  367.080  - 367.086, Ch. 816 OL 2005 & Ch. 750 OL
				  2017