(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Authority” means the subterranean transportation infrastructure coordination authority created by § 65-13-701;(2) “Board” means the board of directors of the authority appointed pursuant to § 65-13-702;(3) “Coordinator” means the state infrastructure coordinator appointed pursuant to § 65-13-203;(4) “Council” means the governor's infrastructure coordination council created pursuant to § 65-13-201;(5) “Fund” means the transit project fund created pursuant to § 65-13-1001;(6) “Government-owned property” means the property of a local governmental entity or utility that has been condemned pursuant to part 7 of this chapter;(7) “Local governmental entity”:(A) Means an incorporated city or town, metropolitan government, county, or other political subdivision of this state, and includes a board, commission, council, agency, committee, building or codes authority, development or other district, and any other instrumentality thereof created by a local governmental entity; and(B) Does not include an airport authority created pursuant to title 42, chapter 3 or 4;(8) “Non-highway use” means transportation that does not occur on or involve the use of a highway, as defined in 23 U.S.C. § 101(a), that is owned, maintained, or operated by a governmental entity and open to general public travel, and that includes privately-operated transportation systems that are not part of a state or federal highway system;(9) “Operator” means a public or private entity proposing to design, construct, own, operate, or maintain, or that is a party to an agreement for the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of, a transit project;(10) “Political subdivision” means a county, municipality, metropolitan government, or incorporated city or town in this state;(11) “Subsurface construction” means construction occurring below the surface of the ground within the legal boundaries of a transit project between the points designated for entry into and exit from the transit project as delineated in the legal description of the project produced and recorded pursuant to §§ 65-13-207, 65-13-606, and 65-13-708, including tunnels, underground stations, ventilation systems, electrical systems, emergency access structures, and the entrances, exits, portals, and other structures necessary for access to the subsurface portions of a transit project;(12) “Surface construction” means construction occurring above ground and outside of the points designated for entry into and exit from a transit project, but within the legal boundaries of a transit project as delineated in the legal description of the project produced and recorded pursuant to §§ 65-13-207, 65-13-606, and 65-13-708;(13) “Transit project” or “project”:(A) Means a subterranean tunnel or system of subterranean tunnels designed primarily for the intrastate transportation of passengers or goods for non-highway use using electric, autonomous, or low-emission vehicles, or other emerging technology for vehicles and transportation systems, where the tunnels are constructed at depths sufficient to avoid interference with surface uses; and(B) Does not mean a mass transit or public transportation project that uses or occupies rights-of-way on state highway systems, including, but not limited to, rail transit, fixed guideways, or other non-highway public mass transit facilities;(14) “Utility” means:(A) A utility owned or operated by a political subdivision or a division, department, agency, or other entity of a political subdivision that provides utility service to the public;(B) A utility system, as defined in § 7-82-701;(C) A public utility, as defined in § 65-4-101 that provides utility service; or(D) A cooperative, as defined in § 65-25-102; and(15) “Utility service” means water, wastewater, storm water, sewage, natural gas, fiber, internet, communications, or electric service.
(1) “Authority” means the subterranean transportation infrastructure coordination authority created by § 65-13-701;
(2) “Board” means the board of directors of the authority appointed pursuant to § 65-13-702;
(3) “Coordinator” means the state infrastructure coordinator appointed pursuant to § 65-13-203;
(4) “Council” means the governor's infrastructure coordination council created pursuant to § 65-13-201;
(5) “Fund” means the transit project fund created pursuant to § 65-13-1001;
(6) “Government-owned property” means the property of a local governmental entity or utility that has been condemned pursuant to part 7 of this chapter;
(7) “Local governmental entity”:(A) Means an incorporated city or town, metropolitan government, county, or other political subdivision of this state, and includes a board, commission, council, agency, committee, building or codes authority, development or other district, and any other instrumentality thereof created by a local governmental entity; and(B) Does not include an airport authority created pursuant to title 42, chapter 3 or 4;
(A) Means an incorporated city or town, metropolitan government, county, or other political subdivision of this state, and includes a board, commission, council, agency, committee, building or codes authority, development or other district, and any other instrumentality thereof created by a local governmental entity; and
(B) Does not include an airport authority created pursuant to title 42, chapter 3 or 4;
(8) “Non-highway use” means transportation that does not occur on or involve the use of a highway, as defined in 23 U.S.C. § 101(a), that is owned, maintained, or operated by a governmental entity and open to general public travel, and that includes privately-operated transportation systems that are not part of a state or federal highway system;
(9) “Operator” means a public or private entity proposing to design, construct, own, operate, or maintain, or that is a party to an agreement for the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of, a transit project;
(10) “Political subdivision” means a county, municipality, metropolitan government, or incorporated city or town in this state;
(11) “Subsurface construction” means construction occurring below the surface of the ground within the legal boundaries of a transit project between the points designated for entry into and exit from the transit project as delineated in the legal description of the project produced and recorded pursuant to §§ 65-13-207, 65-13-606, and 65-13-708, including tunnels, underground stations, ventilation systems, electrical systems, emergency access structures, and the entrances, exits, portals, and other structures necessary for access to the subsurface portions of a transit project;
(12) “Surface construction” means construction occurring above ground and outside of the points designated for entry into and exit from a transit project, but within the legal boundaries of a transit project as delineated in the legal description of the project produced and recorded pursuant to §§ 65-13-207, 65-13-606, and 65-13-708;
(13) “Transit project” or “project”:(A) Means a subterranean tunnel or system of subterranean tunnels designed primarily for the intrastate transportation of passengers or goods for non-highway use using electric, autonomous, or low-emission vehicles, or other emerging technology for vehicles and transportation systems, where the tunnels are constructed at depths sufficient to avoid interference with surface uses; and(B) Does not mean a mass transit or public transportation project that uses or occupies rights-of-way on state highway systems, including, but not limited to, rail transit, fixed guideways, or other non-highway public mass transit facilities;
(A) Means a subterranean tunnel or system of subterranean tunnels designed primarily for the intrastate transportation of passengers or goods for non-highway use using electric, autonomous, or low-emission vehicles, or other emerging technology for vehicles and transportation systems, where the tunnels are constructed at depths sufficient to avoid interference with surface uses; and
(B) Does not mean a mass transit or public transportation project that uses or occupies rights-of-way on state highway systems, including, but not limited to, rail transit, fixed guideways, or other non-highway public mass transit facilities;
(14) “Utility” means:(A) A utility owned or operated by a political subdivision or a division, department, agency, or other entity of a political subdivision that provides utility service to the public;(B) A utility system, as defined in § 7-82-701;(C) A public utility, as defined in § 65-4-101 that provides utility service; or(D) A cooperative, as defined in § 65-25-102; and
(A) A utility owned or operated by a political subdivision or a division, department, agency, or other entity of a political subdivision that provides utility service to the public;
(B) A utility system, as defined in § 7-82-701;
(C) A public utility, as defined in § 65-4-101 that provides utility service; or
(D) A cooperative, as defined in § 65-25-102; and
(15) “Utility service” means water, wastewater, storm water, sewage, natural gas, fiber, internet, communications, or electric service.