2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    § 231. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
  include and mean:
    1.  "Municipality." A city, county not wholly contained within a city,
  town,  village,  special   transportation   district,   public   benefit
  corporation or other public corporation, or two or more of the foregoing
  acting jointly.
    2.   "Rail   preservation  project."  The  acquisition,  construction,
  reconstruction, establishment,  improvement  or  rehabilitation  by  the
  state or a municipality of any railroad capital facility and any capital
  equipment  used  in  connection therewith with funds made available as a
  result  of  the  rail  preservation  bond  act   of   nineteen   hundred
  seventy-four   and   the   acquisition,   construction,  reconstruction,
  establishment,  improvement  or  rehabilitation  by  the  state   or   a
  municipality  of  any  rail  capital  facility  or rapid transit capital
  facility and any capital equipment used  in  connection  therewith  with
  funds  made  available  as  a  result of the energy conservation through
  improved transportation bond act of nineteen hundred seventy-nine.
    3. "Railroad capital facility." Railroad rights of  way,  as  well  as
  trackage,    rails,   cars,   locomotives,   rolling   stock,   signals,
  communication  and  ventilation   systems,   power   plants,   stations,
  terminals, storage yards, repair and maintenance shops, yards, equipment
  and  parts,  offices and other incidental real estate or personalty used
  or  held  for  or  incidental  to  the  operation,   rehabilitation   or
  improvement  of  any  railroad operating rail freight and rail passenger
  transportation services, or to operate such services, including, but not
  limited to buildings, structures and real property.
    4. "Local street or highway project." A local street,  highway  and/or
  bridge  that  is  not  on  the  state  highway  system and not under the
  maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of the state for which there
  is a project for resurfacing of existing pavements to correct structural
  deficiencies or  substandard  riding  characteristics;  the  sealing  of
  pavements;   the   treatment   of  highway  pavements  to  improve  skid
  resistance; the improvement of  the  highway  to  make  it  more  energy
  efficient;   modification  of  roadway  geometrics  for  improvement  of
  operational safety; the improvement of highway  appurtenances  including
  but not limited to shoulders, guiderail systems, slopes, traffic control
  devices,  sidewalks,  curbs,  drainage systems; retaining and sustaining
  walls; removal of hazards and/or their replacement or correction by  the
  use  of  recognized  and  approved  safety or protective devices; bridge
  improvement including structural rehabilitation or replacement.
    5. "Applicant." A municipality in the  case  of  a  rail  preservation
  project, and a county, except the counties comprising New York city, and
  New York city in the case of a local street or highway project.