49 U.S.C. § 70301 : US Code - Section 70301: Definitions

Search 49 U.S.C. § 70301 : US Code - Section 70301: Definitions

In this chapter -
(1) the definitions in section 502 of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1993 (15
U.S.C. 5802) apply.
(2) "commercial space transportation infrastructure
development" includes -
(A) construction, improvement, design, and engineering of
space transportation infrastructure in the United States; and
(B) technical studies to define how new or enhanced space
transportation infrastructure can best meet the needs of the
United States commercial space transportation industry.
(3) "project" means a project (or separate projects submitted
together) to carry out commercial space transportation
infrastructure development, including the combined submission of
all projects to be undertaken at a particular site in a fiscal
year.
(4) "project grant" means a grant of an amount by the Secretary
of Transportation to a sponsor for one or more projects.
(5) "public agency" means a State or an agency of a State, a
political subdivision of a State, or a tax-supported
organization.
(6) "sponsor" means a public agency that, individually or
jointly with one or more other public agencies, submits to the
Secretary under this chapter an application for a project grant.