Code of Massachusetts Regulations
740 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY
Title 740 CMR 23.00 - Commercial Ground Transportation Services At Boston-logan International Airport
Section 23.02 - Definitions
Alternative Fuel shall mean methanol, denatured ethanol, and other alcohols; mixtures containing 85% or more (or such other percentage, but not less than 70%, as determined by the Authority, by directive, to provide for requirements relating to cold start, safety, or vehicle functions) by volume of methanol, denatured ethanol and other alcohols with gasoline or other fuels; natural gas; liquefied petroleumgas; hydrogen; coal-derived liquid fuels; fuels (other than alcohol) derived from biological materials with a minimum of 20% bio-blend; electricity (including electricity from solar energy); and any other fuel the Authority determines, by directive, is substantially not petroleum and would yield substantial energy security benefits and substantial environmental benefits.
Alternative Fuel Vehicle shall mean any Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle which at all times operates solely and exclusively on Alternative Fuel.
Authority shall mean the Massachusetts Port Authority, its Executive Director and designees.
Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) shall mean the procurement, implementation, test and operation of a new state-of-the-art computerized revenue collection and automatic vehicle identification system for Logan Airport.
Base Rate shall mean the Trip-based fee assessed by the Authority for conducting Commercial Ground Transportation Services at Logan Airport.
Boston Flat Rate Taxi Service shall mean the flat rate fees established by the Boston police department from time to time governing the operation of Boston Taxicabs.
Boston Taxicab shall mean any motor Vehicle equipped with a Taximeter and licensed by the City of Boston as a taxicab for the transport of passengers for hire.
Boston Taxicab Pool Area shall mean any area, on or off Logan Airport, designated by the Authority and marked by signs or other suitable means for holding and parking Boston Taxicabs.
Commercial Ground Transportation Service Operating Agreement shall mean the written agreement executed by and between the Authority and certain Operators authorizing such Operators to engage in Commercial Ground Transportation Service at Logan Airport. The Commercial Ground Transportation Service Operating Agreement shall contain the items, conditions, terms, restrictions, charges, fees and rates that the Authority may reasonably impose or establish.
Commercial Ground Transportation Service shall mean any transportation service provided by an Operator and Driver to, at, within or from Logan Airport which includes, but is not limited to, transportation to, at, within or from the passenger terminals at Logan Airport for direct or indirect compensation and transportation provided in a Courtesy Vehicle.
Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle shall mean any of the following motor Vehicles which is used to provide a Commercial Ground Transportation Service to, at, within or from Logan Airport: Boston Taxicab; Courtesy Vehicle; Delivery Vehicle; Limousine; Motor Bus; and Suburban Taxicab.
Commercial Ground Transportation Service Violation Notice shall mean a written notice of violation of one or more of the provisions of 740 CMR 23.00 et seq.
Commercial Vehicle Stand shall mean an area at Logan Airport designated by the Authority, and marked by signs or other suitable means, where a Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle reports for the purpose of picking up or discharging passengers; waiting for hire; or transporting goods, packages, luggage or similar items, in accordance with time limits established by the Authority.
Courtesy Vehicle shall mean any Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle used to transport persons to, at, within or from the passenger terminals of Logan Airport incidental to any other contractual relationship with or transportation service provided by the Operator to such persons at, to, within or from Logan Airport. Courtesy Vehicle shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
Authorized Courtesy Vehicle any Courtesy Vehicle which is owned, leased, operated or controlled by an Operator who does not have a valid lease, sublease, air carrier operating agreement, car rental operating agreement, commercial services operating agreement or other agreement with the Authority, excluding the Operating Agreement defined in 740 CMR 23.02, which permits the Operator to conduct Courtesy Vehicle services at Logan Airport.
Contract Courtesy Vehicle any Courtesy Vehicle which is owned, leased, operated or controlled by an Operator who has a valid lease, sublease, air carrier operating agreement, car rental operating agreement, commercial services operating agreement or other agreement with the Authority, excluding the Operating Agreement defined in 740 CMR 23.02, which permits the Operator to conduct Courtesy Vehicle services at Logan Airport.
Delivery Vehicle shall mean any Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle used to transport packages, goods, luggage or similar items to, at, within or from the passenger terminals of Logan Airport. Delivery Vehicle shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
Courier Vehicle - a Delivery Vehicle used to transport packages, letters, luggage, baggage, goods or other items.
Service Delivery Vehicle - a Delivery Vehicle used to transport goods, packages, or needed supplies, to, a commercial tenant at Logan Airport who has a lease, sublease or concession agreement with the Authority that includes the right to deliver, or have delivered, goods, packages or needed supplies to his premises at Logan Airport and whose agreement provides for a fee assessed by the Authority for such deliveries.
Driver shall mean any person who operates a Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle to, at, within or from the passenger terminals of Logan Airport.
Dwell Time shall mean the amount of time, as determined by the Authority, that a Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle may spend at the curb of a passenger terminal at Logan Airport.
Dwell Time Fee shall mean a charge imposed by the Authority upon each Driver and each Operator to facilitate curb management and traffic control at one or more of the passenger terminals at Logan Airport.
Ground Transportation Agent shall mean an employee of the Authority duly authorized to direct and control the movement and operation of Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicles at Logan Airport or other areas designated by the Authority.
Ground Transportation Manager shall mean an employee of the Authority within the Ground Transportation Unit who supervises the Ground Transportation Agents.
Ground Transportation Unit shall mean the operating department within the Authority that is responsible for the management of Commercial Ground Transportation Services at Logan Airport.
Hackney Officer shall mean a Police Officer who is assigned to duty at Logan Airport specifically to enforce the provisions of 740 CMR 23.00 et seq.
Limousine shall mean any Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle which has a designed seating capacity for no more than nine passengers (with a minimum of three seats located behind the Operator of the Vehicle); which does not have a door at the rear of the Vehicle designed to allow passenger entry or exit; and which is authorized by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities ("D.P.U."), Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority ("M.B.T.A."), Interstate Commerce Commission ("I.C.C."), or any governmental body of competent jurisdiction, to provide Limousine services; or any other Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle which the Authority shall in its sole discretion determine to be a Limousine. Limousine shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Scheduled Limousine - A Limousine which provides Limousine service to, at, within or from Logan Airport according to a schedule on file with the Authority.
Unscheduled Limousine - A Limousine which provides Limousine service, to, at, within or from Logan Airport with a prior verifiable reservation.
Logan Airport shall mean Boston-Logan International Airport as defined in St. 1956, c. 465, as amended, from time to time.
Long Term Waiting Area shall mean an area at Logan Airport designated by the Authority, and marked by signs or other suitable means, for parking a Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle when the Operator is not discharging or receiving passengers or parcels.
Motor Bus shall mean any Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle which provides Motor Bus service and is authorized by the Department of Public Utilities ("D.P.U."), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ("M.B.T.A."), Interstate Commerce Commission ("I.C.C."), or any governmental body of competent jurisdiction, to transport passengers for hire over public ways. Motor Bus shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
Charter Motor Bus - A Motor Bus licensed as a Charter Motor Bus by the D.P.U., M.B.T.A., or the I.C.C. and authorized thereby to transport passengers for hire as a common carrier over public ways to, at, within or from the passenger terminals at Logan Airport.
Scheduled Motor Bus - A Motor Bus which provides bus service to, at, within or from the passenger terminals at Logan Airport according to a schedule on file with the Authority.
Multiple Taxi Cab Loading shall mean a practice of loading Boston Taxicabs with persons going to different locations. This procedure shall be allowed only upon a determination by the Authority that it is required due to the existence of an emergency condition.
Operating Agreement shall mean the Commercial Ground Transportation Service Operating Agreement.
Operator shall mean any person, firm, corporation or entity which owns, leases, or controls one or more Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicles. Any Driver who owns, leases or controls one or more Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicles shall also be considered an Operator for purposes of 740 CMR 23.00 et. seq.
Police Officer shall mean a member of the Massachusetts State Police assigned to duty at Logan Airport.
Share-A-Cab shall mean the practice of loading a single Boston Taxicab with two or more passengers who are going to the same or similar locations, in accordance with procedures established by the Authority.
Short Job shall mean transportation by a Boston Taxicab of passengers between locations within Logan Airport or other areas designated by the Authority.
Special Permit Parking Area shall mean an area at Logan Airport designated by the Authority, and marked by signs or other suitable means, for parking by an Operator or Driver with a special parking permit, in accordance with time limits established by the Authority.
Suburban Taxicab shall mean any Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40, § 22, by a local municipality, other than the City of Boston, or by any other governmental body of competent jurisdiction, for the transport of passengers for hire with a prior verifiable reservation. Suburban Taxicab shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
Suburban Taxicab With A Medallion Or A Taxicab License Plate - a Suburban Taxicab which has been issued a medallion or taxicab license plate by the proper issuing authority of the municipality which the Vehicle serves, or a Suburban Taxicab which bears a registration plate issued by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles or the appropriate issuing authority, identifying the Vehicle as a taxicab.
Suburban Taxicab Without A Medallion Or A Taxicab License Plate - a Suburban Taxicab which does not have a medallion or taxicab license plate and which does not bear a registration plate issued by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles or the appropriate issuing authority, identifying the Vehicle as a taxicab.
Suspension shall mean the cessation of the right of an Operator or Driver to come onto Logan Airport to pick up passengers for the purpose of providing Commercial Ground Transportation Services.
Taximeter shall mean an instrument or device which is located within a BostonTaxicab and a Suburban Taxicab With A Medallion Or A Taxicab License Plate; approved by the appropriate licensing entity to be used to calculate the charge for hire, either for distance traveled, for waiting time or for both; and which displays the charge for hire by figures clearly visible to the passenger.
Trip shall mean each initial entry by a Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle onto Logan Airport and each subsequent entry onto the roadways within Logan Airport, which in either case, includes a stop or intent to stop at one or more of the passenger terminals, as designated by the Authority, at Logan Airport.
Vehicle shall mean any device by which any person or property is to be transported, carried or drawn upon land, except aircraft and railroad rolling equipment or other devices running only on stationary rails or tracks.
Vehicle Permit shall mean any decal or other identification device affixed to a commercial Vehicle for purposes of identifying the Vehicle, as authorized by the Authority, to operate at Logan Airport as a Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle.
