Texas Transportation Code 173.002 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 173.002
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Board” means a district’s board of directors.
(2) “Commuter rail facility” means any property necessary for the transportation of passengers and baggage between locations in a district. The term includes rolling stock, locomotives, stations, parking areas, and rail lines.
(2-a) “Commuter rail service” means the transportation of passengers and baggage by rail between locations in a district.
(3) “Creating municipality” means a municipality described by Section 173.051(a).
(4) “Director” means a board member.
(5) “District” means an intermunicipal commuter rail district created under this chapter or under Article 6550c-1, Revised Statutes, as that article existed before April 1, 2011.
(6) “District property” means property the district owns or leases under a long-term lease.
(7) “System” means all of the commuter rail and intermodal facilities leased or owned by or operated on behalf of a district.