Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 737 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DIVISION
Division 25 - OREGON SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL FUND
Section 737-025-0010 - Definitions and Acronyms

(1) "Applicant" means an entity that qualifies under OAR 737-025-0030 and OAR 737-025-0091.

(2) "Application" means the form, prescribed by ODOT, and all supplemental attachments, exhibits or other supporting papers.

(3) "Bicycling" includes, but is not limited to, use of bicycles.

(4) "Cash Match" means funds expended by the applicant that are reasonable, necessary and directly related to the construction project identified in the Application. Cash Match does not include In Kind Match, including education and outreach efforts at the school. Past ODOT Safe Routes to School grants are not eligible as a qualifying Cash Match and project expenditures can only be used as cash match once. Expenditures eligible as Cash Match may include Project expenditures made within 24 months prior to the application deadline and may be extended up to 120 months by the Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee when one or more of the below conditions apply:

(5) "Education" means public-awareness and encouragement campaigns, outreach to press and community leaders, bicycle and pedestrian safety programs and activities, traffic education, training, and the evaluation of such activities.

(6) "Endorsement" means support and approval as required in OAR 737-025-0030.

(7) "Enforcement" means law enforcement operations and equipment relating to school zones, crosswalks, speed; crossing guard activities and supplies; and evaluation of such activities.

(8) "Engineering" means planning, design, construction, and evaluation of infrastructure-related projects.

(9) "In kind match" is time, services, or any other portion of the program or project not covered by grant funding or cash match provisions.

(10) "Infrastructure" means public improvement to transportation facilities and systems. Examples include but are not limited to sidewalks, street crossings, and bicycle lanes.

(11) "Letter of support" means a letter from the governing body (or bodies) or the school or school district, stating their willingness to participate in the project, as well as their endorsement of the project.

(12) "Letter of Interest" means the preliminary letter, in a format prescribed by ODOT.

(13) "Non-infrastructure" means parts of Safe Routes to School program that is not public improvement to transportation facilities. Examples include but not limited to education, outreach, and training.

(14) "Non-Profit" means an organization or group of organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; or is organized not for profit, pursuant to ORS Chapter 65, or any predecessor of ORS Chapter 65: or is otherwise organized and operated under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(15) "OBPAC" means the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the Governor-appointed committee that advises ODOT as defined in ORS 366.112.

(16) "ODOT" means the Oregon Department of Transportation and its divisions.

(17) "OTC" means the Oregon Transportation Commission, the Governor-appointed and legislatively confirmed committee that oversees ODOT as defined in ORS 184.612.

(18) "OTSC" means the Oregon Transportation Safety Committee, the Governor-appointed committee that advises ODOT as defined in ORS 802.300.

(19) "Priority Safety Corridor" is a project in an area with high-risk factors that are known to impact safety and have not been mitigated.

(20) "Public School" means a public agency or school district defined in OAR 581-022-0102.

(21) "Qualifying School" is intended for education grants and means a public, private, parochial, charter or alternative educational program offering instruction at levels kindergarten through twelfth grade, or any part thereof.

(22) "Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Plan" means the plan developed to fulfill the requirements of ORS 195.115 and OAR 737-025-0094.

(23) "School district" means:

(24) "SRTS" means Safe Routes to School.

(25) "SRTS Fund" means the Safe Routes to School Fund established under ORS 184.740.

(26) "Title I School" means a school in which children from low income families, make up at least 40 percent of enrollment, as identified in a school report card issued by the Oregon Department of Education in accordance with Chapter I of Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(27) "Transportation safety committee" means:

(28) "TSO" means the Transportation Safety Office within Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV), a division of the Oregon Department of Transportation.

(29) "Walking" means use of human-powered forms of transportation, including, but not limited to travel to the destination by foot, scooter, skateboard, rollerblades, skates, use of wheelchairs or other mobility device.