Terms Used In New York Laws > Transportation > Article 22 - Implementation of the Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act of 2005

• Canal corporation: shall mean the New York state canal corporation created as a subsidiary corporation of the New York state thruway authority pursuant to chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-two and continued and reconstituted as a subsidiary corporation of the power authority of the state of New York pursuant to subdivision one of § 1005-b of the public authorities law. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Canal system: shall mean the "New York state canal system" shall mean all of the canals, canal lands, feeder canals, reservoirs, canal terminals, canal terminal lands and other property under the jurisdiction of the canal corporation of the state of New York pursuant to Article 1-A of the canal law. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of transportation of the state of New York. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: shall mean the department of transportation of the state of New York. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Federal assistance: shall mean funds available from the federal government for any municipal transportation infrastructure project. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Metropolitan transportation authority: shall mean the corporation created by § 1263 of the public authorities law. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Municipal transportation infrastructure project: shall mean a transportation infrastructure project undertaken by a municipality with funds provided in whole or in part by the rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five, for those transportation programs set forth in subdivision two of section four hundred seventy of this article, pursuant to an agreement between such municipality and the commissioner. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• 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. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• New York city transit authority: shall mean the corporation created by § 1201 of the public authorities law. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Transportation infrastructure project: shall mean a project undertaken with funds provided in whole or in part by the rebuild and renew New York transportation bond act of two thousand five, for those transportation programs set forth in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section four hundred eighty of this article. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481
• Triborough bridge and tunnel authority: shall mean the corporation created by § 552 of the public authorities law. See N.Y. Transportation Law 481