Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.
Definitions beginning with "A":
(1)
"Aircraft" means
airplane.
(2)
"Air
carrier" has the same meaning as defined in
49 U.S.C §
40102(a) (2).
(3)
"Air route" means any
scheduled operation or public charter.
B.
Definitions beginning with "B":
[RESERVED]
C.
Definitions beginning with "C": "Charter flight" means a flight
operated under the terms of a charter contract between a direct air carrier and
the carrier's customer.
D.
Definitions beginning with "D":
(1)
"Department" has the same
meaning as defined in Subsection D of Section
64-1-12 NMSA 1978
(2020).
(2)
"Director"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection F of Section
64-1-12 NMSA 1978
(2020).
(3)
"Division"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection E of Section
64-1-12 NMSA 1978
(2020).
E.
Definitions beginning with "E":
(1)
"Eligible recipient" means a
municipality or county located within the state of New Mexico who owns and
operates an airport which is located either within its jurisdiction or the
jurisdiction of any other political subdivision and have a minimum population
of twenty thousand persons residing within a fifty-mile radius of the
airport.
(2)
"Enhancement
grant" means an award of financial assistance of rural air service
enhancement funds to an eligible entity. Individual grants shall not exceed two
million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,250,000) per year for
municipalities or counties with existing scheduled air service; or exceed two
million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,750,000) per year for
municipalities or counties not served by existing scheduled air
service.
(3)
"Expanded air
route" means an air route served by the rural air service enhancement
grant program that expands passenger capacity or the number of scheduled
operations or public charter flights from what was served at the time a grant
was made.
F.
Definitions beginning with "F": [RESERVED]
G.
Definitions beginning with
"G":
(1)
"Grant" or "grant
award" means an award of financial assistance though the rural air
service enhancement program.
(2)
"Grant Agreement" means a legal instrument of financial assistance
between the division and an eligible recipient. "Grant agreement" and
"agreement" are used interchangeably.
(3)
"Grantee" or "grant
recipient" means the direct recipient of a grant award. The grantee is
legally accountable to the department for the use of grant funds and is bound
by the provisions and terms and conditions of the grant agreement. The grantee
is responsible for ensuring that the selected air carrier carrying out
activities under the award comply with the provisions and terms and conditions
of the grant agreement.
(4)
"Grant term" means the timeframe for the use of the grant award as
set forth in the grant award agreement. Grant awards shall cover a timeframe of
at least two years.
H.
Definitions beginning with "H": [RESERVED]
I.
Definitions beginning with "I":
"In-kind contribution" means any non-monetary contribution. Goods or
services offered free or at less than the usual charge are considered in an
in-kind contribution. Similarly, when a person or entity pays for services on
the committee's behalf, the payment is an in-kind contribution.
J.
Definitions beginning with "J":
[RESERVED]
K.
Definitions beginning with "K": [RESERVED]
L.
Definitions beginning with "L":
"Licensed by the state" for purposes of the Rural Air Service
Enhancement Act means a common carrier who has obtained from the United States
department of transportation economic authority from the office of the
secretary of transportation in the form of a certificate for interstate or
foreign passenger and a safety authority in the form of an air carrier
certificate and operations specifications from the federal aviation
administration.
M.
Definitions beginning with "M":
(1)
"Minimum level of airline
service" means:
(a) service for one or
more New Mexico municipalities or counties to one or more airports by a
reliable airline;
(b) flights that
are at reasonable times considering the needs of passengers and at prices that
are not excessive compared to the generally prevailing prices of other air
carriers for like service between similar places; and
(c) operated by pilots that meet the minimum
requirements of the federal aviation administration based on the type of
service provided.
(2)
"Minimum revenue guarantee" means the amount of money guaranteed
by a municipality or county to be earned by an airline providing scheduled air
services to and from that municipality or county, which is the difference
between the minimum flight charge revenue specified in the contract between the
municipality or county and the airline and the amount of actual flight charge
revenue received by the airline that is less than the contractual
amount.
N.
Definitions beginning with "N": "New air route" means an air route
to be served by the rural air service enhancement grant program that was not
served prior to January 1, 2021.
O.
Definitions beginning with "O": [RESERVED]
P.
Definitions beginning with
"P":
(1)
"Passenger" has
the same meaning as defined in Subsection C of Section
64-1-12 NMSA 1978
(2020).
(2)
"Pilot"
means any person including a co-pilot participating in the operation of an
aircraft while it is in flight.
(3)
"Public charter" means a one-way or round-trip charter flight to
be performed by one or more direct air carriers that is arranged and sponsored
by a charter operator.
Q.
Definitions beginning with "Q":
[RESERVED]
R.
Definitions beginning with "R": [RESERVED]
S.
Definitions beginning with "S":
Scheduled air service or "scheduled operation" means any common carriage
passenger-carrying operation for compensation or hire conducted by an air
carrier for which the air carrier or its representatives offers in advance the
departure location, departure time, and arrival location.
T.
Definitions beginning with "T":
[RESERVED]
U.
Definitions beginning with "U": [RESERVED]
V.
Definitions beginning with "V":
[RESERVED]
W.
Definitions beginning with "W": [RESERVED]
X.
Definitions beginning with "X":
[RESERVED]
Y.
Definitions beginning with "Y": [RESERVED]
Z.
Definitions beginning with "Z":
[RESERVED]
