Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 72 > Chapter 11 - Passenger Ropeway Systems Act

• Aerial lift: means a ropeway on which passengers are transported in cabins or on chairs. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Aerial tramway: means a ropeway on which passengers are transported in cable supported carriers and are not in contact with the ground or snow surface and that reciprocates between terminals. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Area: means the geographic area, terrain, and ski slopes served by a passenger ropeway. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Beer: means a product that:
            (11)(a)(i) contains:

                 (11)(a)(i)(A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Commission: means the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Committee: means the Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee created by Section 72-11-202. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Community location: means :
       (23)(a) a public or private school as defined in Subsection 32B-1-102(115);
       (23)(b) a church;
       (23)(c) a public library;
       (23)(d) a public playground; or
       (23)(e) a public park. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Construction: means the construction, reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of the highways, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and material sites. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conveyor: means a device used to transport skiers and snowboarders standing on a flexible moving element or belt. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Detachable grip lift: means a monocable or bicable ropeway system on which carriers circulate around the system alternately attaching to and detaching from a moving haul rope. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• 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.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 72-1-202. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• Funicular: means a ropeway on which carriers are supported and guided by a guideway and that is propelled by means of a haul rope system and that is operated as a single or double reversible system. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Industry: means the passenger ropeway business activities of any person in the state who owns, manages, or directs the operation of a passenger ropeway. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• 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.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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}
• License: means :
       (62)(a) a retail license;
       (62)(b) a sublicense;
       (62)(c) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 4, Off-premise Beer Retailer State License;
       (62)(d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
       (62)(e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
       (62)(f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
       (62)(g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Local authority: means :
       (70)(a) for premises that are located in an unincorporated area of a county, the governing body of a county;
       (70)(b) for premises that are located in an incorporated city or town, the governing body of the city or town; or
       (70)(c) for premises that are located in a project area as defined in Section 63H-1-102 and in a project area plan adopted by the Military Installation Development Authority under Title 63H, Chapter 1, Military Installation Development Authority Act, the Military Installation Development Authority. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Minor: means an individual under 21 years old. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• 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.
• Operator: means a person, including any political subdivision or instrumentality of the political subdivision, who owns, manages, or directs the operation of a passenger ropeway. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Private residence passenger ropeway: means a passenger ropeway that:
       (11)(a) is installed at a private residence;
       (11)(b) is not accessible to the general public;
       (11)(c) is not used for commercial purposes; and
       (11)(d)

            (11)(d)(i) is owned by one single owner; and

            (11)(d)(ii) the owner described in Subsection (11)(d)(i) is not:

                 (11)(d)(ii)(A) a unit or homeowner's association; or

                 (11)(d)(ii)(B) a planned unit development or a planned residential unit development organization or entity. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Rope tow: means a ropeway on which passengers remain in contact with the ground or snow surface and are pulled in one direction only by a towing device attached to a circulating wire rope. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Surface lift: means a ropeway on which passengers remain in contact with the ground or snow surface and are pulled by a towing device attached to a circulating overhead wire rope, and includes a J-bar, T-bar, or platter pull. See Utah Code 72-11-102
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5