As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) Associated rail corridor means a corridor for a proposed rail line and any
related rail facilities necessary for the operation of a rail line that are to be located
in the right-of-way of a toll road or toll highway.
(2) Associated service area means a gas station, restaurant, or other
travel-related service that serves motorists using a toll road or toll highway.
(3) Associated utility corridor means a utility line or system and any related
infrastructure used to convey gas, electricity, water, sewage, telecommunications
signals, data, or other media located or to be located in the right-of-way of a toll
road or toll highway.
(4) Commenting state agencies means the department of transportation,
the department of public health and environment, the department of natural
resources, the department of agriculture, and the department of local affairs.
(5) Commercial, residential, and industrial development means the
development of offices, shops, stores, hotels, restaurants, bars, warehouses,
factories, houses, apartments, condominiums, and other buildings and structures
used for the sale and rental of goods or services, for the manufacture, fabrication,
assembly, or storage of products, or for sleeping or dwelling.
(6) Company means a domestic corporation, general partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited liability
limited partnership, limited partnership association, nonprofit association, nonprofit
corporation, cooperative, or other organization or association that is created under
a statute or common law of this state and that is recognized under the law of this
state as a separate legal entity.
(7) Filed formation document means articles of incorporation, articles of
organization, a certificate of limited partnership, articles of association, a statement
of registration, or any other document of similar import filed by an entity with the
secretary of state under which the entity is formed or obtains its legal status in this
state.
(7.3) New toll road or toll highway company means a toll road or toll
highway company that, as of June 2, 2008, has not specified and mapped a three-mile corridor in its filed formation document as was required by section 7-45-101 (1)
before June 2, 2008.
(7.5) Preexisting toll road or toll highway company means a toll road or toll
highway company that, as of June 2, 2008, had specified and mapped a three-mile
corridor in its filed formation document as was required by section 7-45-101 (1)
before June 2, 2008.
(8) Toll road or toll highway means a series of improvements, including
but not limited to paving, grading, landscaping, curbs, gutters, culverts, sidewalks,
bikeways, lighting, bridges, overpasses, underpasses, frontage roads, access roads,
interchanges, drainage facilities, mass transit lanes, park and ride facilities, toll
collection facilities, administrative or maintenance facilities, and emergency
response and law enforcement services. Nothing in this article shall be construed to
affect any common carrier, as defined in section 40-1-102 (3), C.R.S., including, but
not limited to, any railroad. Any utility line, system, or infrastructure shall be subject
to a reasonable fee and reasonable relocation provisions.
(9) Toll road or toll highway company means a company that proposes to
construct a toll road or toll highway in this state under the provisions of this article.
(10) Toll road or toll highway project or project means a proposed toll
road or toll highway together with any associated rail corridor, associated service
area, or associated utility corridor.