Sec. 201.971. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Comptroller's certification" means:

(A) as to long-term obligations, the certification made under Section 201.973(e); and

(B) as to short-term obligations, the certification made under Section 201.973(f).

(2) "Credit agreement" has the meaning assigned by Section 1371.001, Government Code.

(3) "Fund" means the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund.

(4) "Long-term obligations" means an issue or series of obligations the latest scheduled maturity of which is more than five years.

(5) "Maximum obligation amount" means the maximum aggregate principal amount of long-term obligations and short-term obligations that the commission may issue from time to time after receipt of the applicable comptroller's certification.

(6) "Obligations" means bonds, notes, and other public securities.

(7) "Rail facility" means real or personal property, or any interest in that property, that is determined to be necessary or convenient for the provision of a freight or passenger rail facility, including commuter rail, intercity rail, and high-speed rail. The term includes all property or interests necessary or convenient for the acquiring, providing, using, or equipping of a rail facility or system, including rights-of-way, trackwork, train controls, stations, and maintenance facilities.

(8) "Short-term obligations" means an issue or series of obligations the latest scheduled maturity of which is five years or less.

(9) "Station" means a passenger or freight service building, terminal, station, ticketing facility, waiting area, platform, concession, elevator, escalator, facility for handicapped access, access road, parking facility for passengers, baggage handling facility, or local maintenance facility, together with any interest in real property necessary or convenient for those items.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1070 (H.B. 1546), Sec. 1, eff. November 8, 2005.