[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR660.103]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 660--SPECIAL PROGRAMS (DIRECT FEDERAL)--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A--Forest Highways
 
Sec. 660.103  Definitions.

    In addition to the definitions in 23 U.S.C. 101(a), the following 
apply to this subpart:
    Cooperator means a non-Federal public authority which has 
jurisdiction and maintenance responsibility for a FH.
    Forest highway means a forest road under the jurisdiction of, and 
maintained by, a public authority and open to public travel.
    Forest road means a road wholly or partly within, or adjacent to, 
and serving the NFS and which is necessary for the protection, 
administration, and utilization of the NFS and the use and development 
of its resources.
    Jurisdiction means the legal right or authority to control, operate, 
regulate use of, maintain, or cause to be maintained, a transportation 
facility, through ownership or delegated authority. The authority to 
construct or maintain such a facility may be derived from fee title, 
easement, written authorization, or permit from a Federal agency, or 
some similar method.
    Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) means that organization 
designated as the forum for cooperative transportation decisionmaking 
pursuant to the provisions of part 450 of this title.
    Metropolitan Transportation Plan means the official intermodal 
transportation plan that is developed and adopted through the 
metropolitan transportation planning process for the metropolitan 
planning area.
    National Forest System means lands and facilities administered by 
the Forest Service (FS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, as set forth in 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of 1974, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 1601 note, 1600-1614).
    Open to public travel means except during scheduled periods, extreme 
weather conditions, or emergencies, open to the general public for use 
with a standard passenger auto, without restrictive gates or prohibitive 
signs or regulations, other than for general traffic control or 
restrictions based on size, weight, or class of registration.
    Public authority means a Federal, State, county, town, or township, 
Indian tribe, municipal or other local government or instrumentality 
with authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-free 
facilities.
    Public lands highway means: (1) A forest road under the jurisdiction 
of and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel or (2) 
any highway through unappropriated or unreserved public lands, 
nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations under the 
jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority and open to public 
travel.
    Public road means any road or street under the jurisdiction of and 
maintained by a public authority and open to public travel.
    Renewable resources means those elements within the scope of 
responsibilities and authorities of the FS as defined in the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of August 17, 1974 (88 Stat. 
476) as amended by the National Forest Management Act of October 22, 
1976 (90 Stat. 2949; 16 U.S.C. 1600-1614) such as recreation, 
wilderness, wildlife and fish, range, timber, land, water, and human and 
community development.
    Resources means those renewable resources defined above, plus other 
nonrenewable resources such as minerals, oil, and gas which are included 
in the FS's planning and land management processes.
    Statewide transportation plan means the official transportation plan 
that is: (1) Intermodal in scope, including bicycle and pedestrian 
features, (2) addresses at least a 20-year planning horizon, and (3) 
covers the entire State pursuant to the provisions of part 450 of this 
title.

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