Section 471. Definitions

As  used in this article, the following terms
  shall have the following meanings:
    1.  "Transportation  infrastructure  project"  shall  mean  a  project
  undertaken with funds provided in whole or in part by the Transportation
  Infrastructure  Bond  Act of 2000, for those transportation programs set
  forth in paragraphs (a) and (b)  of  subdivision  two  of  section  four
  hundred seventy of this article.
    2.  "Municipality"  shall  mean  a city; a county not wholly contained
  within a city; a town; a village; a public benefit corporation or  other
  public  authority or corporation, or two or more of the foregoing acting
  jointly. Provided, however, that "municipality" shall  not  include  the
  port authority of New York and New Jersey.
    3. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of transportation of the
  state of New York.
    4.  "Department"  shall  mean  the department of transportation of the
  state of New York.
    5. "Municipal transportation  infrastructure  project"  shall  mean  a
  transportation  infrastructure project undertaken by a municipality with
  funds provided in whole or in part by the Transportation  Infrastructure
  Bond  Act  of  2000,  for  those  transportation  programs  set forth in
  paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision two of section four hundred  seventy
  of  this article, pursuant to an agreement between such municipality and
  the commissioner.
    6. "Federal assistance" shall mean funds available  from  the  federal
  government for any municipal transportation infrastructure project.
    7.  "Municipal project cost" shall mean the actual cost of a municipal
  transportation infrastructure project or the estimated  reasonable  cost
  thereof  as  determined by the commissioner, whichever is less, and less
  any federal assistance received or to be received for such project.
    8. "Bond proceeds" shall mean moneys received by the  state  from  the
  sale   of  bonds  and/or  notes  sold  pursuant  to  the  Transportation
  Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000 for uses set forth in subdivisions a and
  b of section four of the Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act of 2000.
    9. "Canal corporation" shall mean the New York state canal corporation
  created pursuant to section  three  hundred  eighty-two  of  the  public
  authorities law.
    10.  "Canal  system"  shall mean the "New York state canal system", as
  such term is  defined  by  subdivision  ten  of  section  three  hundred
  fifty-one of the public authorities law.
    11. "Metropolitan transportation authority" shall mean the corporation
  created  by section twelve hundred sixty-three of the public authorities
  law.
    12. "New York city  transit  authority"  shall  mean  the  corporation
  created by section twelve hundred one of the public authorities law.
    13.   "Triborough   bridge   and  tunnel  authority"  shall  mean  the
  corporation created by section five  hundred  fifty-two  of  the  public
  authorities law.
    14.  "Port  Authority of New York and New Jersey" shall mean that body
  corporate and politic created pursuant to article three of  chapter  one
  hundred  fifty-four  of  the  laws  of  nineteen hundred twenty-one, and
  designated as "The Port Authority of New York and New  Jersey"  by  such
  chapter.
    * NB  Not  effective  due  to defeat of the Transportation Bond Act of
  2000