N.J. Admin. Code § 16:76-1.2
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise:
"Affiliate" means any individual, company, proprietorship, corporation, agency, trust, or partnership where, by reason of the relationship of such entity with the carrier (whether by reason of the method of, or circumstances surrounding organization or operation, or whether established through common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust or trusts, a holding or investment company or companies, family relationships, or any other direct or indirect means), there is a reason to believe that the affairs of the carrier may be managed in the interest of such individual, company, proprietorship, corporation, agency, trust, or partnership.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of NJ TRANSIT.
"Capital improvements" means items including, but not limited to, electronic equipment (including fareboxes or other revenue handling equipment), radios and related equipment, revenue and nonrevenue vehicles, garage maintenance equipment, maintenance or garage facilities, and any other equipment, facility, or property useful for or related to the provision of regular route peak services by private bus carriers. It also includes the rehabilitation of NJ TRANSIT owned or leased equipment that is leased to eligible private bus carriers.
"Capital maintenance" shall mean, in relation to public transportation projects, the direct cost of any work necessary for preserving or maintaining the useful life of public transportation projects, provided the work is associated with the acquisition, installation, and rehabilitation of components that are not included in the normal operating maintenance of equipment and facilities or replaced on a scheduled basis. The work shall ensure the useful life of the project for not less than five years and shall not include routine maintenance or inspection of equipment and facilities that is conducted on a scheduled basis.
"Carrier" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, trustee, or receiver or any other private entity operating or controlling regular route peak bus service on established routes within the State or between points in this State and points in adjacent states.
"Eligible" means a carrier providing public transit service that is qualified and authorized by NJ TRANSIT to participate in NJ TRANSIT's Bus Allocation Program.
"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of NJ TRANSIT, or his or her designee.
"FTA" means the Federal Transit Administration.
"Lease" means a lease or sublease agreement, as appropriate.
"NJ TRANSIT" means the New Jersey Transit Corporation and its operating subsidiaries.
"PCCIP" means the Private Carrier Capital Improvement Program.
"Peak period" means the weekday morning period of 6:00 A.M. through 9:30 A.M. or the weekday evening period of 4:00 P.M. through 7:00 P.M. representing the period of the day during which the carrier simultaneously operates the highest number of buses in revenue service and serves the highest passenger volumes in its regular route bus service.
"Public transit" means all regular route peak bus service operated by a private carrier.
"Regular route bus service" means the operation of any motor bus or motor buses on streets, public highways, or other facilities, over a fixed route and between fixed termini on a regular schedule for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, in this State or between points in this State and points in other states. Services that are exclusionary or personal in nature, or are to special purpose areas, such as to casinos or special events, are not included within this definition.
N.J. Admin. Code § 16:76-1.2