Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 39-18.1 - Transportation Investment and Debt Reduction Act of 2011

• Department of transportation: means the department created by chapter 13 of Title 42. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-18.1-3
• Director: means the director of the Rhode Island department of transportation. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-18.1-3
• Division: means the division of public utilities and carriers. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Highway maintenance: means the upkeep, maintenance, and repair of the state's highways, roads, and bridges, including repaving or resurfacing the same. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-18.1-3
• 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.
• 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.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• State planning council: means the state planning council within the division of planning of the department of administration, as established by § 42-11-10. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-18.1-3
• Transportation improvement program: means the transportation improvement program that is created and amended from time to time by the state planning council. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-18.1-3