Section 15.101 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) AASHTO--The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.(2) Border colonia--A geographic area that consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood and located in an eligible county, that is identified as a colonia in the Texas Water Development Board's colonia database.(3) Border districts--The El Paso, Laredo, Pharr, and Odessa department districts.(4) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.(5) County road--A road owned and maintained by a county.(6) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.(7) Eligible costs--The cost of constructing, administering, or providing drainage for a project, including the cost of leasing equipment used substantially in connection with a project, or acquiring materials used solely in connection with a project.(8) Eligible county--A county located in the El Paso, Laredo, or Pharr department districts, and Terrell County, that has adopted the model rules promulgated by the Texas Water Development Board under Water Code, § 16.343.(9) Executive director--The executive director of the department.(10) Minimum colonia access road standards--Road standards for the applicable transportation facility, as described in:(A) the latest editions of appropriate AASHTO design guidelines; or(B) road standards adopted by a county under Local Government Code, § 232.025 and approved by the executive director or designee as sufficient to protect the safety of the traveling public.(11) Public road--A road owned and maintained by a municipality, county, or the department.(12) Rural border county--An eligible county that:(A) has a population of less than 55,000, as determined by the latest decennial census; and(B) is adjacent to an international border.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 15.101
The provisions of this §15.101 adopted to be effective January 2, 2002, 26 TexReg 11047; amended to be effective February 19, 2004, 29 TexReg 1425; amended to be effective December 6, 2007, 32 TexReg 8856