Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Transportation Commission
Title R940 - Administration
Rule R940-6 - Prioritization of New Transportation Capacity Projects
Section R940-6-2 - Definitions

(1) "Commission" means the Utah Transportation Commission created by Subsection 72-1-301(1).

(2) "Department" means the Utah Department of Transportation created by Subsection 72-1-201(1).

(3) "Department approved active transportation plan" means an active transportation plan approved by the department.

(4) "District" means a public transit district established in accordance with Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts.

(5) "Fixed guideway public transit" means a public transit facility that uses or occupies rail for the use of public transit or a separate right-of-way for the use of public transit such as bus rapid transit systems.

(6) "Fund allocation percentage" means the fund request amount as a percentage of the total funding amount for a TIF active transportation project, TTIF first and last mile project, or TTIF transit project.

(7) "Fund request amount" means the funding amount requested by a local government or district from either TIF or TTIF for a TIF active transportation project, TTIF first and last mile project, or TTIF transit project.

(8) "In-kind match" means a non-cash match including a service, right-of-way, construction materials, or labor/equipment time valued at fair market value.

(9) "Input list" means the list of projects that will be used in the prioritization process.

(10) "Match" means the matching funds used to meet the matching requirement described in Section 72-2-124.

(11) "Long-range transportation plan" or "LRP" means any one of the five plans developed by the department and the state's four MPOs that forecast the state's transportation needs for the next 20-plus years, also known as a regional transportation plan or RTP.

(12) "Metropolitan planning organization" or "MPO" means the same as it is defined by Subsection 72-1-208.5(1).

(13) "Required match percentage" means the match percentage required for TIF active transportation projects, TTIF first and last mile projects, and TTIF transit projects described in Section 72-2-124.

(14) "Statewide strategic initiative" or "SSI" means initiatives the department is required by Section 72-1-211 to develop and adopt.

(15) "Strategic goals" means the department's strategic goals.

(16) "TIF active transportation projects" means paved pedestrian or paved nonmotorized transportation projects per Section 72-2-124.

(17) "TIF highway projects" means projects on state and federal highways per Section 72-2-124.

(18) "Total funding amount" means the summation of the fund request amount and the match, including the value of any in-kind match.

(19) "Transportation investment fund" or "TIF" means the capital projects fund created in 2005 by Subsection 72-2-124(1).

(20) "Transit transportation investment fund" or "TTIF" means the fund within the Transportation Investment Fund of 2005 created by Subsection 72-2-124(9).

(21) "TTIF first and last mile projects" means pedestrian or nonmotorized transportation projects that provide connection to a public transit system as described in Section 72-2-124.

(22) "TTIF transit projects" means public transit capital development projects as described in Section 72-2-124.

(23) "UDOT planning" or "planning" means the Planning Division of the Program Development Group of the department.