Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC DONATION AND PARTICIPATION PROGRAM › Subchapter A - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAMS › Section 12.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Adopt-a-Highway coordinator--A district employee responsible for coordinating
				  the Adopt-a-Highway program within the district's counties.
(2) Adopted section--A section of state
				  highway right of way or an airport approved for adoption by a group.
(3) Airport--A publicly-owned airport that is
				  included in the Texas Airport System Plan (TASP).
(4) Aviation Division--A division of the
				  department.
(5) Authorized
				  representative--An individual with the authority to sign agreements for the
				  group or donor.
(6) Commission--The
				  Texas Transportation Commission.
(7) Department--The Texas Department of
				  Transportation.
(8) Design
				  fee--Those engineering or project administration costs or expenses identified
				  prior to the construction of a project.
(9) District--One of the 25 geographical
				  areas, managed by a district engineer, in which the department conducts its
				  primary work activities.
(10)
				  District engineer--The chief executive officer in charge of a district, or his
				  or her designee.
(11) Donation--A
				  contribution of anything of value given to the department.
(12) Donor--The private business or civic
				  organization that donates funds or services for the purpose of participating in
				  the Landscape Cost Sharing or Adopt-a-Freeway Programs.
(13) Family member--Any spouse, sibling,
				  parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, aunt, uncle or
				  cousin.
(14) Group--An entity that
				  adopts a section of state highway right of way or an airport.
(15) Highway landscaping--A project design
				  intent which attempts to provide primarily for the installation of native,
				  naturalized, or adapted plant material within the project limits.
(16) Local government--A city or
				  county.
(17) Non-cash
				  contributions--The agreed value of labor, equipment, material, or design
				  services furnished by a local government or donor in support of the
				  project.
(18) Pedestrian
				  landscaping--A project design intent which requires the installation of
				  elements oriented primarily to pedestrian usage, including, but not limited to,
				  parking, curbs, sidewalks, pavers, ramps for the disabled, cycling or jogging
				  trails, benches, trash receptacles, or illumination.
(19) Project concept plan--The preliminary
				  sketches, drawings, details, estimates, and specifications required by the
				  department to illustrate the type of project development and establishment
				  proposed, and as required for the department to determine if the proposed
				  project is a highway landscaping project or a pedestrian landscaping
				  project.
(20) Project design
				  plan--The final drawings, details, specifications, and estimates as may be
				  required by the department to fully control the work to be performed on the
				  project.
(21) Project
				  development--The initial construction and installation of the landscape items
				  in accordance with the project design plan.
(22) Project establishment--The landscape
				  maintenance activities required to ensure the viability, upkeep, and continued
				  effectiveness of the project.
(23)
				  Project maintenance--The activities performed as determined by the program
				  agreement to ensure the establishment, upkeep, and continued effectiveness of
				  the project.
(24) Sponsor--A local
				  government or other public entity that owns or operates an airport.
(25) Vandalism--Significant and deliberate
				  damage or defacement that renders a sign unreadable or unsightly.