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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="1-101" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Repealed.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Any state” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any state, possession, or territory of the United States;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The District of Columbia; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Consolidated Transportation Program” means the document described in § 2-103.1 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“County” means a county of this State and Baltimore City.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Department” means the State Department of Transportation and includes the Office of the Secretary and the modal administrations.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Includes” or “including” means, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Maryland Transportation Plan” means the document described in § 2-103.1 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>“Modal administration” means any of the following:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Aviation Administration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Maryland Port Administration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Maryland Transit Administration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The State Highway Administration; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Motor Vehicle Administration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“Person” includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or other entity; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Unless the context requires otherwise, this State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State, and any of their agencies or units.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“Political subdivision” includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any county or municipal corporation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Unless the context requires otherwise, any special taxing district.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>“Property” means any real or personal property or any interest in real or personal property, and includes any franchise or easement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>“Secretary” means the State Secretary of Transportation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="n">
    <text>“State Report on Transportation” means the report described in § 2-103.1 of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
