New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 31 - CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HIGHWAYS
Part 2 - NEW MEXICO SCENIC AND HISTORIC BYWAYS PROGRAM
Section 18.31.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Corridor" means the road or highway right-of-way and the adjacent area that is visible from and extending along the byway. The distance the corridor extends from the byway could vary with the different intrinsic qualities.

B. "Corridor management plan (CMP)" means a written document that specifies the actions, procedures, controls, operational practices, and administrative strategies to maintain the intrinsic qualities of the byway.

C. "Intrinsic quality" means scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, archeological, or natural features that are considered representative, unique, irreplaceable, or distinctly characteristic of an area. [

D. "Local commitment" means assurance provided by communities along the byway that they will undertake actions, such as zoning and other protective measures, to preserve the intrinsic qualities of the byway and the adjacent area as identified in the CMP.

E. "Regional significance" means characteristics that are representative of a geographic area encompassing two or more states.

F. "Scenic byway" means a public road having special intrinsic qualities that have been recognized as such through legislation or some other official declaration. The term road and highway are synonymous. They are not meant to define higher or lower functional classifications or wider or narrower cross-sections. Moreover, the term scenic byway refers not only to the road or highway itself but also to the corridor through which it passes.

G. Scenic byways agency" means the SHTD, which is responsible for administering the States scenic and historic byways program, as recognized in the administration of Title 23, United States Code.

H. "SHTD" means the State Highway and Transportation Department.

I. "Sponsor" means a local historical society, cultural organization, government agency, chamber of commerce or other similar group that serves as a focal point for originating and developing route nominations or project proposals.

J. "State scenic byway" means a road or highway under State, Federal, or local ownership that has been designated as a scenic byway for the purposes of this Program.