New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 56 - AIRPORT GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS
Section 16:56-2.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Airport" means any facility, or area of land, water, or both, either publicly or privately owned, which is licensed for the landing or takeoff of aircraft, and open to the public for aeronautical operations, that does not have a restrictive covenant on operational use by the general public for reasons other than safety, and is not an international airport.
"Airport Safety Fund" means a fund established pursuant to the Airport Safety Act of 1983, 6:1-89 et seq., and amended by the Airport Safety, Security and Improvement Act, P.L. 2010, c. 38.
"Aviation enterprise" means any business or enterprise that is principally located within a New Jersey unrestricted public use general aviation airport where the Commissioner has determined such business or enterprise has a direct economic or operational benefit to the airport.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation or such person(s) as the Commissioner may designate, when legally permissible.
"Critical Path Method" means a scheduling method used in project management that shows when activities must be carried out so that the project can be completed in the shortest time and at the lowest cost.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
"International airport" means an airport whose official name contains the words "international airport," is served by scheduled or charter international airline service, and U.S. Customs Service and Border Patrol service is available for arriving flights.
"Office" means the Office of Grants Management within the Division of Multimodal Services at the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
"PS&E" means a package of complete contract documents for a project consisting of final plans, specifications, and estimates that are each signed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey.
"SAGE" means the State of New Jersey's System for Administering Grants Electronically.
"Total project cost" means the sum of, including, but not limited to, the costs associated with design, utilities, right-of-way acquisition, construction, construction engineering, construction inspection, materials testing, and maintenance and protection of traffic.
"Useful life" means the expected life of the improvement as identified by the grant or loan agreement for the project commencing with final acceptance of the improvement by the Department. The useful life determines the residual value of the grant or loan agreement in the event of the closure of the airport.
