N.J. Admin. Code § 16:77-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 16:77-1.1 - Definitions

The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly means otherwise:

"Cable" consists of more than two conductors insulated from each other, with or without a protective covering, either self-supporting or having a common support.

"Coaxial television cable" means a transmission line cable having an inner conductor surrounded by insulation and an outer sheath serving as the second conductor.

"Communication wires" means wires used for telephone, fire alarm, police and signal circuits, for public or private communication of signal service, which operate at a voltage not exceeding 400 volts to ground or 750 volts, between any two points of the circuit and transmitted power that does not exceed 150 watts.

"Composite coaxial cable" means a cable made up of one or more transmission lines in which one conductor is centered inside a metallic tube that serves as the second conductor. Other standard insulated conductors may be included in the same overall sheath.

"Individual service" means a service to a single individual building.

"Involved jurisdiction" means the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), its authorized representative(s), agent(s), or designee(s), NJ TRANSIT's authorized railroad, bus operations or light rail system, and any railroad operating on NJ TRANSIT-owned property, where appropriate.

"Lightfiber, fiberoptic, and glassfiber cable" means any cable using light as a transmitter and receiver and a glass or plastic fiber as the transmission medium including optical ground wire, which has the capability to serve as both a ground wire and for data transmission.

"Longitudinal occupation" means any occupation of NJ TRANSIT-owned property other than a transverse occupation as defined in this section.

"Messenger wires" means any support wire that carries no current, signal, or communication transmission and has a specific purpose to assist in installing, servicing, and replacing overhead occupancies. Messenger wires shall be considered as part of the wires or cables supported and no charge shall be assessed therefor.

"Municipality" means a local governing body such as a borough, township, city, or village.

"NJ TRANSIT-owned property" means property in the States of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania owned by NJ TRANSIT or operated on by NJ TRANSIT, regardless of the operating agent or active status of the property.

"Permit" means the written permission to use or occupy NJ TRANSIT-owned property. Uses or occupancies of NJ TRANSIT-owned property shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Transverse or longitudinal crossings on, over, or under NJ TRANSIT-owned property:

i. Aerial or underground wires and cables (communications and power);

ii. Poles, towers, guys, anchors, and monopoles or metal poles with engineered foundations;

iii. Pipes and sewers; and

iv. Uses for overhead or underground conveyors, pipe bridges, pedestrian tunnels, or any other facility NJ TRANSIT determines a permit is required; and

2. Uses or occupancies for short-term activities, of less than one-year duration.

"Permittee" means the owner of a facility that is to be constructed, installed, or maintained on NJ TRANSIT-owned property, or a user of said property for a fixed term.

"Power wires" means all wires used for transmitting a supply of electrical energy, except those defined as "communication wires" above.

"Transverse occupation" means that part of any overhead or under-grade line that crosses a track or tracks or any NJ TRANSIT-owned right-of-way.

"Wire" means a solid or stranded single conductor, either bare or insulated.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:77-1.1

Adopted by 56 N.J.R. 1244(b), effective 7/15/2024