<html> <head> <title>Rule 70:06:01:01 Definitions.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 70:06:01:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 70:06:01:01 Definitions."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <title>CHAPTER 70:05:02</title> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:49.5pt 1.0in 49.5pt 63.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>70:06:01:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions.</b> Terms used in this </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>article</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> have the following meaning:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Capital,&quot; transit vehicles and related equipment and structures having a useful life expectancy of one or more years;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Department,&quot; the South Dakota Department of Transportation;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Dispatcher,&quot; a person who assigns transit drivers and transit vehicles to specific travel routes during specific time periods on specific days;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Fixed route,&quot; a specific route over which bus service is provided during specific time periods on specific days;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>5</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;FTA,&quot; the Federal Transit Administration, United States Department of Transportation;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>6</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Grant,&quot; a written award to an eligible grantee for a specific amount of funds to carry out specific activities for a specific time period;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Grant administration performance,&quot; an evaluation of a grantee's implementation of and compliance with grant requirements, participation in transit training, and service to transit organizations and associations;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>8</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Intercity bus service,&quot; regularly scheduled bus service for the general public which operates with limited stops over fixed routes connecting two or more municipalities, which has the capacity for transporting baggage carried by passengers, and which makes connections with scheduled intercity bus service to more distant points when such service is available;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Local funding,&quot; funding eligible to be considered local match in accordance with FTA requirements;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>0</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Operating expenses,&quot; costs related to transit vehicle operations, including drivers' and dispatchers' salaries and fringe benefits, gasoline, oil, engine repairs, and vehicle maintenance expenses;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Passenger trip,&quot; the point from which the passenger enters the transit vehicle to the destination point where the passenger leaves the transit vehicle;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>2</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Public trans</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>por</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>t</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ation</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,&quot; the transporting of persons from one location to another location for a fee in a transit vehicle open to the general public</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Rural</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> area</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,&quot; </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>an area encompassing</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> a population</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> less than 50,000 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>people that has not been designated in the most recent decennial census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>4</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Transit,&quot; </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>public transportation</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>5</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Transit administration expenses,&quot; salaries and fringe benefits for administrative, secretarial, building maintenance, and fiscal staffs and costs necessary to acquire and maintain administrative office spaces, insurance policies, and related office equipment and supplies;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>16</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Urban</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ized area</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,&quot; </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>an area encompassing</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> a population of</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> not less than</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> 50,000 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>people that has been defined and designated in the most recent decennial census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>17</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;User-side subsidies,&quot; the partial funding of the price of a transit fare for an individual rider;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>18</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Vehicle miles driven,&quot; the numerical changes in a transit vehicle's odometer over a specific period of time.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 19 SDR 155, effective April 11, 1993; 20 SDR 59, effective November 1, 1993; 45 SDR 158, effective July 1, 2019.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-44-7.3">1-44-7.3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-44-7.4">1-44-7.4.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-44-7.3">1-44-7.3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-44-7.4">1-44-7.4.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>