§ 1326. 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 thirteen\nhundred twenty-eight of this title.\n 2. "Transportation district" and "district" shall mean the central New\nYork regional transportation district created by section thirteen\nhundred twenty-seven of this title.\n 3. "Participating county" shall mean any of the counties defined in\nsection thirteen hundred twenty-seven of this title.\n 4. "Federal government" shall mean the United States of America, and\nany officer, department, board, commission, bureau, division,\ncorporation, agency or instrumentality thereof.\n 5. "Governor" shall mean the governor of the state of New York.\n 6. "Comptroller" shall mean the comptroller of the state of New York.\n 7. "Director of the budget" shall mean the director of the budget of\nthe state of New York.\n 8. "State" shall mean the state of New York.\n 9. "State agency" shall mean any officer, department, board,\ncommission, bureau, division, public benefit corporation, agency or\ninstrumentality of the state.\n 10. "Municipality" shall mean a city, town, village or county not\nwholly contained within a city.\n 11. "Municipal corporation" shall mean a city, town, village, county\nnot wholly contained within a city, special transportation district,\npublic benefit corporation or other public corporation, or two or more\nof the foregoing acting jointly.\n 12. "Personal property" shall mean chattels and other tangible things\nof a movable or removable nature.\n 13. "Property" shall mean both real and personal property.\n 14. "Master plan" shall mean the long range regional transportation\nplan for the central New York area including, but not limited to that\nprepared by the Syracuse metropolitan transportation study and the\nOswego-Fulton area transportation study and approved by the\ncommissioner.\n 15. "Joint service arrangement" shall mean agreements between or among\nthe authority and any common carrier or freight forwarder, the state,\nany state agency, the federal government, any other state or agency or\ninstrumentality thereof, any public authority of this or any other\nstate, 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 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 16. "Project" shall mean any undertaking by the authority within the\ndistrict including but not limited to port or harbor facilities,\ntransportation properties, access and service roads and bridges, serving\nrailroad, omnibus, marine and air facilities, equipment, appurtenances,\nairport facilities and any other improvement under authority\njurisdiction within the district.\n 17. "Facility" shall mean, among other things, such properties,\nstructures, appurtenances, terminals, wharves, docks, piers, railroad\ntrackage, warehouses, elevators, equipment for handling freight,\npassengers and vehicles and such other works, properties, buildings or\nallied items necessary or desirable in connection with development,\noperation, maintenance or improvement of port, airport and public\ntransportation needs for the accommodation, safety or comfort of the\npublic and commercial enterprise for the regional transportation\ndistrict.\n 18. "Equipment" shall mean rolling stock, omnibuses, vehicles, air,\nmarine or surface craft, motors, boilers, engines, and other\ninstrumentalities used or useful therefor or in connection therewith.\n 1
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