Terms Used In Maryland Code > TRANSPORTATION > Title 10 > Subtitle 1 - Aviation - Potomac Highlands Airport Authority

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;
  
  (b) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;
  
  (c) "Private transit companies" and "private carriers" means corporations, persons, firms or associations rendering transit service within the zone pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission or by a franchise granted by the United States or any signatory party to this title;
  
  (d) "Signatory" means the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia;
  
  (e) "State" includes District of Columbia;
  
  (f) "Transit facilities" means all real and personal property located in the zone, necessary or useful in rendering transit service between points within the zone, by means of rail, bus, water or air and any other mode of travel, including without limitation, tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, subways, rolling stock for rail, motor vehicle, marine and air transportation, stations, terminals and ports, areas for parking and all equipment, fixtures, buildings and structures and services incidental to or required in connection with the performance of transit service;
  
  (g) "Transit services" means the transportation of persons and their packages and baggage by means of transit facilities between points within the zone including the transportation of newspapers, express and mail between such points and charter service which originates within the zone but does not include taxicab service or individual-ticket-sale sightseeing operations;
  
  (h) "Transit zone" or "zone" means the Washington metropolitan area transit zone created by and described in § 3, as well as any additional area that may be added pursuant to § 83(a); and
  
  (i) "WMATC" means Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission. See
• 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.
• County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• State: includes District of Columbia;
  
  (f) "Transit facilities" means all real and personal property located in the zone, necessary or useful in rendering transit service between points within the zone, by means of rail, bus, water or air and any other mode of travel, including without limitation, tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, subways, rolling stock for rail, motor vehicle, marine and air transportation, stations, terminals and ports, areas for parking and all equipment, fixtures, buildings and structures and services incidental to or required in connection with the performance of transit service;
  
  (g) "Transit services" means the transportation of persons and their packages and baggage by means of transit facilities between points within the zone including the transportation of newspapers, express and mail between such points and charter service which originates within the zone but does not include taxicab service or individual-ticket-sale sightseeing operations;
  
  (h) "Transit zone" or "zone" means the Washington metropolitan area transit zone created by and described in § 3, as well as any additional area that may be added pursuant to § 83(a); and
  
  (i) "WMATC" means Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission. See
• User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.