As used in this act:
"Authority" means any body, politic and corporate, created by this act.
"Board" means the governing body of an authority.
"Bond" means and includes the notes, bonds, refunding bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness or obligations which the authority is authorized to issue.
"Construction" means and includes acquisition and construction.
"Federal agency" means and includes the United States of America, the President of the United States and any department or corporation, agency or instrumentality, heretofore or hereafter created, designated or established by the United States of America.
"Improvement" means and includes extension, enlargement and improvement.
"Member" means a member of the governing body of an authority.
"Municipality" means any county, city, incorporated town, borough or township of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any authority organized under any law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
"Port facility" includes all real and personal property used in the operation of a port terminal, including, but without being limited to, wharves, piers, slips, ferries, docks, graving docks, drydocks, ship building and/or repair yards, bulkheads, dock walls, basins, carfloats, float-bridges, dredging equipment, radio receiving and sending stations, grain or other storage elevators, warehouses, cold storage, tracks, yards, sheds, switches, connections, overhead appliances, bunker coal, oil and fresh water stations, railroads, motor trucks, floating elevators, airports, barges, scows or harbor craft of any kind, markets and every kind of terminal storage or supply depot, now in use or hereafter designed for use, to facilitate transportation and for the handling, storage, loading or unloading of freight at terminals, and equipment, materials and supplies therefor.
"Port terminal" includes any marine, motor truck, railroad and air terminal, any coal, grain, bulk liquids and lumber terminal and any union, freight and other terminals, used or to be used, in connection with the transportation or transfer of freight, personnel and equipment.
55 P.S. § 572