N.Y. TRA Law § 231

§ 231. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\ninclude and mean:\n 1. "Municipality." A city, county not wholly contained within a city,\ntown, village, special transportation district, public benefit\ncorporation or other public corporation, or two or more of the foregoing\nacting jointly.\n 2. "Rail preservation project." The acquisition, construction,\nreconstruction, establishment, improvement or rehabilitation by the\nstate or a municipality of any railroad capital facility and any capital\nequipment used in connection therewith with funds made available as a\nresult of the rail preservation bond act of nineteen hundred\nseventy-four and the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,\nestablishment, improvement or rehabilitation by the state or a\nmunicipality of any rail capital facility or rapid transit capital\nfacility and any capital equipment used in connection therewith with\nfunds made available as a result of the energy conservation through\nimproved transportation bond act of nineteen hundred seventy-nine.\n 3. "Railroad capital facility." Railroad rights of way, as well as\ntrackage, rails, cars, locomotives, rolling stock, signals,\ncommunication and ventilation systems, power plants, stations,\nterminals, storage yards, repair and maintenance shops, yards, equipment\nand parts, offices and other incidental real estate or personalty used\nor held for or incidental to the operation, rehabilitation or\nimprovement of any railroad operating rail freight and rail passenger\ntransportation services, or to operate such services, including, but not\nlimited to buildings, structures and real property.\n 4. "Local street or highway project." A local street, highway and/or\nbridge that is not on the state highway system and not under the\nmaintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of the state for which there\nis a project for resurfacing of existing pavements to correct structural\ndeficiencies or substandard riding characteristics; the sealing of\npavements; the treatment of highway pavements to improve skid\nresistance; the improvement of the highway to make it more energy\nefficient; modification of roadway geometrics for improvement of\noperational safety; the improvement of highway appurtenances including\nbut not limited to shoulders, guiderail systems, slopes, traffic control\ndevices, sidewalks, curbs, drainage systems; retaining and sustaining\nwalls; removal of hazards and/or their replacement or correction by the\nuse of recognized and approved safety or protective devices; bridge\nimprovement including structural rehabilitation or replacement.\n 5. "Applicant." A municipality in the case of a rail preservation\nproject, and a county, except the counties comprising New York city, and\nNew York city in the case of a local street or highway project.\n