§ 1261. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Authority" shall mean the corporation created by section twelve\nhundred sixty-three of this title.\n 2. "Authority facilities" shall mean the authority's railroad,\nomnibus, marine and aviation facilities and operations pursuant to joint\nservice arrangements.\n 3. "Budget" shall mean the preliminary, final proposed and adopted\nfinal plans of the authority, and each of its agencies.\n 4. "Comptroller" shall mean the comptroller of the state of New York.\n 5. "Equipment" shall mean rolling stock, omnibuses, vehicles, air,\nmarine or surface craft, motors, boilers, engines, wires, ways, conduits\nand mechanisms, machinery, tools, implements, materials, supplies,\ninstruments and devices of every nature whatsoever used or useful for\ntransportation purposes or for the generation or transmission of motive\npower including but not limited to all power houses, and all apparatus\nand all devices for signalling, communications and ventilation as may be\nnecessary, convenient or desirable for the operation of a transportation\nfacility.\n 6. "Federal government" shall mean the United States of America, and\nany officer, department, board, commission, bureau, division,\ncorporation, agency or instrumentality thereof.\n 7. "Gap" shall mean the difference between projected revenues and\nexpenses for any given fiscal year based on the existing fare structure.\n 8. "Gap-closing initiative" shall mean any action to reduce a\nprojected gap.\n 9. "Governor" shall mean the governor of the state of New York.\n 10. "Joint service arrangements" shall mean agreements between or\namong the authority and any common carrier or freight forwarder, the\nstate, any state agency, the federal government, any other state or\nagency or instrumentality thereof, any public authority of this or any\nother state, or any political subdivision or municipality of the state,\nrelating to property, buildings, structures, facilities, services,\nrates, fares, classifications, divisions, allowances or charges\n(including charges between operators of railroad, omnibus, marine and\naviation facilities), or rules or regulations pertaining thereto, for or\nin connection with or incidental to transportation in part in or upon\nrailroad, omnibus, marine or aviation facilities located within the\ndistrict and in part in or upon railroad, omnibus, marine or aviation\nfacilities located outside the district.\n 11. "Marine and aviation facilities" shall mean equipment and craft\nfor the transportation of passengers, mail and cargo between points\nwithin the district or pursuant to joint service arrangements, by marine\ncraft and aircraft of all types including but not limited to hydrofoils,\nferries, lighters, tugs, barges, helicopters, amphibians, seaplanes or\nother contrivances now or hereafter used in navigation or movement on\nwaterways or in the navigation of or flight in airspace. It shall also\nmean any marine port or airport facility within the transportation\ndistrict but outside the port of New York district as defined in chapter\none hundred fifty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-one,\nincluding but not limited to terminals, docks, piers, bulkheads, ramps\nor any facility or real property necessary, convenient or desirable for\nthe accommodation of passengers and cargo or the docking, sailing,\nlanding, taking off, accommodation or servicing of such marine craft or\naircraft.\n 12. "Omnibus facilities" shall mean motor vehicles, of the type\noperated by carriers subject to the jurisdiction of the public service\ncommission, engaged in the transportation of passengers and their\nbaggage, express and mail between points within the district or pursuant\nto joint service arrangements, and equipment, property, buildings,\nstructures, improvements, loading or unloading areas, parking areas or\nother facilities, necessary, con
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