42 U.S.C. § 12161 — Definitions

(1) "Commuter authority" has the meaning given in section 24102(4) of title 49. (2) "Commuter rail transportation" has the meaning given to "commuter rail passenger transportation" in section 24102(5) of title 49. (3) "Intercity rail transportation" means transportation provided by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. (4) "Rail passenger car" means, for intercity rail transportation, single-level and bi-level coach cars, dining cars, sleeping cars, lounge cars, and food service cars. (5) "Responsible person" means: for a station more than 50 percent owned by a public entity, that public entity; for a station more than 50 percent owned by a private party, the persons providing intercity or commuter rail transportation to that station, allocated fairly by Secretary of Transportation regulation; and where no party owns more than 50 percent of a station, the persons providing intercity or commuter rail transportation to it, plus the station's non-private-party owners, allocated fairly by Secretary of Transportation regulation. (6) "Station" means the portion of a property next to a rail right-of-way where intercity or commuter rail transportation operates, that the general public uses and that relates to that transportation — including passenger platforms, designated waiting areas, ticketing areas, restrooms, and, where a public entity providing rail transportation owns the property, concession areas, to the extent that public entity controls their selection, design, construction, or alteration. The term does not include flag stops.