New York § 471 - 471Definitions

§ 471. 471Definitions

* § 471. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Transportation infrastructure project" shall mean a project undertaken with funds provided in whole or in part by the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000, for those transportation programs set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of this article. 2. "Municipality" shall mean a city; a county not wholly contained within a city; a town; a village; a public benefit corporation or other public authority or corporation, or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly. Provided, however, that "municipality" shall not include the port authority of New York and New Jersey. 3. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of transportation of the state of New York. 4. "Department" shall mean the department of transportation of the state of New York. 5. "Municipal transportation infrastructure project" shall mean a transportation infrastructure project undertaken by a municipality with funds provided in whole or in part by the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000, for those transportation programs set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of this article, pursuant to an agreement between such municipality and the commissioner. 6. "Federal assistance" shall mean funds available from the federal government for any municipal transportation infrastructure project. 7. "Municipal project cost" shall mean the actual cost of a municipal transportation infrastructure project or the estimated reasonable cost thereof as determined by the commissioner, whichever is less, and less any federal assistance received or to be received for such project. 8. "Bond proceeds" shall mean moneys received by the state from the sale of bonds and/or notes sold pursuant to the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000 for uses set forth in subdivisions a and b of section four of the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000. 9. "Canal corporation" shall mean the New York state canal corporation created pursuant to section three hundred eighty-two of the public authorities law. 10. "Canal system" shall mean the "New York state canal system", as such term is defined by subdivision ten of section three hundred fifty-one of the public authorities law. 11. "Metropolitan transportation authority" shall mean the corporation created by section twelve hundred sixty-three of the public authorities law. 12. "New York city transit authority" shall mean the corporation created by section twelve hundred one of the public authorities law. 13. "Triborough bridge and tunnel authority" shall mean the corporation created by section five hundred fifty-two of the public authorities law. 14. "Port Authority of New York and New Jersey" shall mean that body corporate and politic created pursuant to article three of chapter one hundred fifty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-one, and designated as "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey" by such chapter. * NB Not effective due to defeat of the Transportation Bond Act of 2000