Section 651.103 Definitions

Section 651

Section 651.103  Definitions

Unless the context clearly

requires otherwise, the following words and phrases as used in these

regulations shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the following sections.

"Act" means the Downstate Public Transportation Act

(Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 111

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, par. 661 et seq.).

"Apportioned funds" means 75% of the funds

appropriated by the General Assembly in any fiscal year for expenditure by the

Department for operating assistance for new programs which the Department

apportions among the non-urbanized area transportation assistance regions

pursuant to Section 651.104 herein.

"Department" means the Illinois Department of

Transportation, Division of Public Transportation.

"Discretionary funds" means 25% of the funds

appropriated by the General Assembly in any fiscal year for expenditure by the

Department for operating and capital assistance for new programs.

"Eligible capital expenses" means any expenditure

of monies for capital items necessary for the provision of public

transportation services, including expenditures for:

the purchase of vehicles for use in public transportation

service;

the purchase of maintenance and support equipment directly

related to the support of such service operations (e.g. maintenance tools,

fareboxes, wheelchair lifts, ramps, radios, etc.);

the purchase or construction of fixed facilities.

"Eligible operating expenses" means eligible

operating expenses as defined in Section 1.04 of Article III of the Act.

"FHWA" means the Federal Highway Administration of

the U.S. Department of Transportation.

"Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the State of

Illinois for the period July 1 through June 30.

"New programs" means:

those public transportation programs operated by participants

which did not receive financial assistance under the Act during fiscal year

1979 or did not receive demonstration project funds from the U.S

ederal Highway Administration of

the U.S. Department of Transportation.

"Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the State of

Illinois for the period July 1 through June 30.

"New programs" means:

those public transportation programs operated by participants

which did not receive financial assistance under the Act during fiscal year

1979 or did not receive demonstration project funds from the U.S. Department of

Transportation during fiscal year 1979; and

those public transportation programs operating outside the

geographic boundaries of service areas (as approved by the Department or by the

U.S. Department of Transportation in fiscal year 1979) of those participants

which received financial assistance under the Act during fiscal year 1979 or

which received demonstration project funds from the U.S. Department of

Transportation during fiscal year 1979.

"Nonurbanized area transportation assistance

regions" means those regions established by the Department for

apportioning 75% of the total Section 18 funds appropriated by the General

Assembly for new programs as provided under Article III, Section 4 of Act and

Section 651.103 herein.

"Operating deficits" means operating deficits as

defined in Article III, Section 1.02 of the Act.

"Operating revenue" means:

revenues from nonreimbursable fares, reduced fare

reimbursements, rentals of properties, advertising, and any other amounts

collected or received in the process of providing public transportation under

the Section 18 program which, under standard accounting practices, are properly

classified as operating revenue or operating income attributable to providing

public transportation; and

any unrestricted Federal, State or local funds received as a

result of providing public transportation services funded under the Section 18

program which are not used to match grant funds awarded under the Section 18

program

program which, under standard accounting practices, are properly

classified as operating revenue or operating income attributable to providing

public transportation; and

any unrestricted Federal, State or local funds received as a

result of providing public transportation services funded under the Section 18

program which are not used to match grant funds awarded under the Section 18

program.

"Participant" means participant as defined in

Article III, Section 1.02 of the Act, except that only participants providing

transportation services under new programs will be governed by these

regulations.  For the purpose of determining the boundaries of "cities

over 20,000" as used in Article III, Section 1.02 of the Act, the Department

will consider two cities that, at any point, share coterminous boundaries and

whose populations together exceed 20,000 in number to be eligible participants

for the purposes of receiving assistance from the Section 18 program and will

accept joint applications from such cities.

"Program of proposed expenditures" means:

the services to be provided and the budget for the provision

of those services both as approved by the Department under the Section 18

program; or

the project budget for the purchase of capital items as

approved by the Department under the Section 18 program.

"Public Transportation" means public transportation

as defined in Article III, Section 1.05 of the Act.  In determining whether a

participant's proposed program should be classified as public transportation,

the Department will consider all transportation services included in an

application as one program. Although some client specific transportation

services may be included as part of a proposed  program, some portion of

transportation services to be funded under any single program must be available

to the general public or groups of the general public with special needs (such

as the elderly and handicapped) in order for that program, as a whole, to be

classified as public transportation

gram. Although some client specific transportation

services may be included as part of a proposed  program, some portion of

transportation services to be funded under any single program must be available

to the general public or groups of the general public with special needs (such

as the elderly and handicapped) in order for that program, as a whole, to be

classified as public transportation. For programs that include subsidized taxi

service, rides shared by two or more passengers must be allowed and encouraged

in order for taxi service to be classified as public transportation.  FHWA will

review all proposed service provided under a participant's program to determine

the eligibility of the service for funding under Section 18, and FHWA's

decision as to the eligibility of the proposed service will be final.

"Section 18" means Section 18 of the Urban Mass

Transportation Act of 1974, as amended.

"State" means the State of Illinois.