district. (11) "Large public transit district" means a public transit district that provides public transit to an area that includes: (a) more than 65% of the population of the state based on: (i) the estimate of the Utah Population Committee created in Section 63C-20-103; or (ii) if the Utah Population Committee estimate is not available for each county, municipality, and unincorporated area that comprise the district, the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census; and (b) two or more counties. (12) (a) "Locally elected public official" means a person who holds an elected position with a county or municipality. (b) "Locally elected public official" does not include a person who holds an elected position if the elected position is not with a county or municipality. (13) "Managerial employee" means a person who is: (a) engaged in executive and management functions; and (b) charged with the responsibility of directing, overseeing, or implementing the effectuation of management policies and practices. (14) "Metropolitan planning organization" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-1-208.5. (15) "Multicounty district" means a public transit district located in more than one county. (16) "Operator" means a public entity or other person engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire. (17) (a) "Public transit" means regular, continuing, shared-ride, surface transportation services that are open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income. (b) "Public transit" does not include transportation services provided by: (i) chartered bus; (ii) sightseeing bus; (iii) taxi; (iv) school bus service; (v) courtesy shuttle service for patrons of one or more specific establishments; or (vi) intra-terminal or intra-facility shuttle services. (18) "Public transit district" means a special district that provides public transit services. (19) "Public transit innovation grant" means the same as that term is defined in Section 72-2-401. (20) "Small public transit district" means any public transit district that is not a large public transit district. (21) "Station area plan" means a plan developed and adopted by a municipality in accordance with Section 63N-23-104. (22) (a) "Supervisor" means a person who has authority, in the interest of the employer, to: (i) hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees; or (ii) adjust another employee's grievance or recommend action to adjust another employee's grievance. (b) "Supervisor" does not include a person whose exercise of the authority described in Subsection (22)(a): (i) is of a merely routine or clerical nature; and (ii) does not require the person to use independent judgment. (23) "Transit facility" means a transit vehicle, transit station, depot, passenger loading or unloading zone, parking lot, or other facility: (a) leased by or operated by or on behalf of a public transit district; and (b) related to the public transit services provided by the district, including: (i) railway or other right-of-way; (ii) railway line; and (iii) a reasonable area immediately adjacent to a designated stop on a route traveled by a transit vehicle. (24) "Transit vehicle" means a passenger bus, coach, railcar, van, or other vehicle operated as public transportation by a public transit district. (25) "Transit-oriented development" means a mixed use residential or commercial area that is designed to maximize access to public transit and includes the development of land owned by a large public transit district. (26) "Transit-supportive development" means a mixed use residential or commercial area that is designed to maximize access to public transit and does not include the development of land owned by a large public transit district.
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