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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 173.002. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-173-002/
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