Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 25 - TRAFFIC OPERATIONS › Subchapter M - TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM › Section 25.902 - 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)
				  Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.
(2) Common rule--Title 49, United States Code
				  of Federal Regulations, Part 18, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants
				  and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments.
(3) Contract--A Texas traffic safety program
				  contract between the department and another state agency for the procurement of
				  goods or services for a traffic safety project, and including expenditures
				  pursuant to which are reimbursable, in whole or in part, by the department with
				  traffic safety funds.
(4)
				  Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
(5) District--One of the 25 geographical
				  areas into which the department divides the state.
(6) DOT--The United States Department of
				  Transportation.
(7) FHWA--The
				  Federal Highway Administration.
(8)
				  Grant agreement--A Texas traffic safety program agreement between a subgrantee
				  and the department for the implementation of a traffic safety project which
				  includes an approved project description and planned expenditures reimbursable,
				  in whole or in part, by the department with traffic safety funds.
(9) Local government--A county, city,
				  incorporated village or town, council of government, or other jurisdiction
				  existing, created, or organized under general, home-rule, or special laws of
				  the state.
(10) Monitoring--Project
				  review and documentation that provides a method of tracking fiscal management
				  and progress toward achievement of objectives.
(11) National Highway Traffic Safety
				  Administration (NHTSA)--A federal administration in DOT, which is responsible
				  for the administrative oversight of traffic safety funds and programs among the
				  various states.
(12) Program--The
				  Texas Traffic Safety Program consisting of a coordinated program planned and
				  administered by the department under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 and
				  the Texas Traffic Safety Act of 1967.
(13) Project--An activity or group of related
				  activities having one or more defined objectives for improving traffic safety,
				  a detailed plan for implementation, a schedule with milestones, a budget, and a
				  method of evaluating accomplishments.
(14) Prospective contractor--Any state
				  agency, college, university, local government, public or private for-profit or
				  nonprofit organization, or individual (other than the department) which is
				  designated as a party in an approved contract.
(15) State--The State of Texas.
(16) State agency--A state office, officer,
				  department, division, bureau, board, commission, legislative committee,
				  authority, institution, or a subdivision of one of these entities.
(17) Subgrantee--Any state agency, college,
				  university, local government, public or private for-profit or nonprofit
				  organization, or individual that receives traffic safety grant funds from the
				  department, and which is accountable to the department for the use of the funds
				  provided.
(18) Texas highway safety
				  plan--The document which identifies the state's traffic safety problems and
				  describes the programs and projects to address those problems. It serves as the
				  basis for the execution of a federal-aid agreement.
(19) Uniform Grant and Contract Management
				  Standards--The standards included in Chapter 783, Texas Government Code,
				  concerning uniform grant and contract management standards for state
				  agencies.