2018 Maryland Code
Transportation
Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
§ 1-101. Definitions
(a) In general. -- In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Annual consultation tour. -- Repealed by Acts 1985, ch. 11, § 1, effective October 1, 1985.
(c) Any state. -- "Any state" means:
(1) Any state, possession, or territory of the United States;
(2) The District of Columbia; and
(3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(d) Consolidated Transportation Program. -- "Consolidated Transportation Program" means the document described in § 2-103.1 of this article.
(e) County. -- "County" means a county of this State and Baltimore City.
(f) Department. -- "Department" means the State Department of Transportation and includes the Office of the Secretary and the modal administrations.
(g) Includes; including. -- "Includes" or "including" means, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.
(h) Maryland Transportation Plan. -- "Maryland Transportation Plan" means the document described in § 2-103.1 of this article.
(i) Modal administration. -- "Modal administration" means any of the following:
(1) The State Aviation Administration;
(2) The Maryland Port Administration;
(3) The Maryland Transit Administration;
(4) The State Highway Administration; or
(5) The Motor Vehicle Administration.
(j) Person. -- "Person" includes:
(1) An individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or other entity; and
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, this State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State, and any of their agencies or units.
(k) Political subdivision. -- "Political subdivision" includes:
(1) Any county or municipal corporation; and
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, any special taxing district.
(l) Property. -- "Property" means any real or personal property or any interest in real or personal property, and includes any franchise or easement.
(m) Secretary. -- "Secretary" means the State Secretary of Transportation.
(n) State Report on Transportation. -- "State Report on Transportation" means the report described in § 2-103.1 of this article.