N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1200: Definitions

§ 1200. Definitions. Unless expressly otherwise provided, whenever

used in this title, the following terms shall mean or include: 1.

"Authority." The corporation created by section eighteen hundred one of

this title.

2. "Board." The members of the authority.

3. "Board of estimate." The board of estimate of the city.

4. "City." The city of New York.

5. "Comptroller." The comptroller of the city.

6. "Devices and appurtenances." Devices and appurtenances deemed

necessary by the authority, to secure the greatest efficiency, public

convenience and safety, including the number, location, description and

plans and specifications for the stations, suitable supports, turnouts,

switches, sidings, connections, landing places, garages, repair shops,

buildings, structures, platforms, stairways, elevators, telephone,

telegraph and signal devices, facilities for access to the surface, and

other suitable appliances incidental and requisite to what such

authority may approve as the best and most efficient system of rapid

transit in view of the public needs and requirements, including in its

discretion, operation of a transit facility or some portion thereof by

any device or means, other than separate cars or trains, in the

construction of which stationary means for guiding a conveyance in a

definite path and means for propelling such conveyance are necessary

elements.

7. "Equipment." Rolling stock, omnibuses, vehicles, motors, boilers,

engines, wires, ways, conduits and mechanisms, machinery, tools,

implements, materials, supplies and devices of every nature whatsoever

used for the generation or transmission of motive power and including

all power houses, and all apparatus and all devices for signalling and

ventilation as may be required for the operation of a transit facility.

8. "Facilities." Routes, tracks, extensions, connections, terminals or

facilities.

9. "Fiscal year." A period commencing the first day of January in each

year and ending on the succeeding December thirty-first of such year.

10. "Governor." The governor of the state of New York.

11. "Mayor." The mayor of the city.

12. "Person." A natural person, firm or corporation.

13. "Property" or "property rights." Real estate, real property,

lands, rights, terms, interests, privileges, franchises or easements of

owners, abutting owners or others.

14. "Revenues." All monies received by the authority or its

subsidiaries from whatever source, derived directly or indirectly from

or in connection with their operations.

15. "Transit facility." A rapid transit railroad, omnibus line or any

other facility or any railroad in the city used for local service in the

transportation of passengers as common carriers for hire or in the

transportation of the United States mail or personal property, and any

portion thereof and the rights, leaseholds or other interests therein,

together with the devices and appurtenances, facilities and equipment

thereof and power plants and other instrumentalities used or useful

therefor or in connection therewith.

16. "Street." A public street, marginal street, avenue, road, bridge,

viaduct, highway, boulevard, driveway, park, parkway, dock, wharf, pier,

ground, river, water, square, place or land within the city.

17. "Metropolitan transportation authority." The corporation created

by section twelve hundred sixty-three of this chapter.

18. "Triborough bridge and tunnel authority." The corporation created

by section five hundred fifty-two of this chapter.