Section R. 247.4101 - DefinitionsRule 101.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Accessibility plan" means the vehicle accessibility plan that is required by the accessibility sections of the act.(b) "Accessible vehicles" means lift or ramp equipped vehicles.(c) "Act" means sections 10(1), 10b to 10e, 10g, 10h, 10j, 10n, 14(5), and 18b(4) of Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, being §§ 247.660(1), 247.660b to 247.660e, 247.660g, 247.660h, 247.660j, 247.660n, 247.664(5), and 247.668b(4) of the Michigan Complied Laws.(d) "Applicant" means any 1 of the following: (i) A local public transportation provider, which is an eligible authority or eligible governmental agency as defined by the act.(ii) An intercity passenger carrier, which is defined as a person, corporation, or other entity that is authorized by federal law or pursuant to Act No. 432 of the Public Acts of 1982, as amended, being § 474.101et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to transport passengers for hire and that may also transport other items.(iii) A port authority as defined by Act No. 639 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being § 120.101et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(iv) An intercity freight carrier, which is defined as a person, corporation, or other entity identified in Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being § 474.51et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, that would establish, improve, or support facilities or services for intercity freight transportation purposes.(v) Other eligible entities included in the general functions of the state transportation department section of the act.(e) "Application instructions" means the document which is issued by the department to local public transportation and intercity passenger transportation applicants and which describes the information an applicant must submit to the department to participate in the state transportation program in the following state fiscal year(f) "Commission" means the Michigan state transportation commission or its successor.(g) "Department" means the Michigan department of transportation or its successor.(h) "Director" means the director of the department or a person who is designated to act as the director.(i) "Expand" means to provide for new facilities or new services.(j) "FTA" means the United States department of transportation federal transit administration or its successor.(k) "Improve" means to enhance existing facilities.(l) "Local public transportation" means services, facilities, and equipment, including local bus service, water vehicle services, and local passenger rail services, and which are operated by an eligible authority or an eligible governmental agency as established in R 247.4103.(m) "Persons who have disabilities" means an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.(n) "Port authority operating budget" means the expenses identified in Act No. 639 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended.(o) "Preserve" means to maintain the current status of existing facilities, excluding routine maintenance expenses.(p) "Project" means an activity which is funded or to be funded from the comprehensive transportation fund or from the proceeds of bonds and which is budgeted and managed as a separate entity.(q) "Public" means all persons, regardless of age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, or persons who have disabilities.(r) "Public notice" means an advertisement that is placed in at least 1 newspaper of general circulation which serves the area affected by the program.(s) "Recipient" means an applicant as defined in subdivision (d) of this subrule.(t) "Rehabilitation" means the labor, equipment, and materials that are necessary to repair or improve and extend the useful life of public transportation vehicles, equipment, or facilities for specified rehabilitation projects.(2) The terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 247.4101