The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.     
       (1) Applicant--A person who files a petition for creation of a RUD.      
       (2) Bonds--Bonds, notes, warrants, and other evidence of indebtedness issued by a RUD.      
       (3) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission or if permitted by law, its designee.      
       (4) Construction plans--Detailed plans and accompanying specifications and construction cost estimates that are prepared for the purpose of awarding a construction contract.      
       (5) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.      
       (6) Engineering report--A written report prepared by a licensed professional engineer authorized to practice in Texas. The report shall describe the proposed facility and the existing and proposed conditions pertinent to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the proposed facility. To the extent possible, an engineering report must be bound, must be typewritten on 8 1/2-inch by 11-inch paper, and must include drawings that may, if appropriate, be foldouts.      
       (7) Executive director--The chief executive officer of the department or a designee.      
       (8) Facility--A gravel or paved road that is intended to serve as an arterial or main feeder road and is constructed, acquired, improved, or proposed by the RUD. A facility includes any drainage work for the improvement of a river, creek, or stream to prevent overflows. It also includes the construction and maintenance of pools, lakes, reservoirs, dams, canals, and waterways for the purpose of drainage if in furtherance of the construction, acquisition, or improvement of a road.      
       (9) Governmental entity--The public entity to which the facility is to be conveyed. A governmental entity may be a municipality, a county, or the department.      
       (10) Person--An individual, firm, corporation, company, partnership, or other legal entity.      
       (11) Plans--Drawings that show the location, character, and dimensions of the prescribed work, including layouts, profiles, cross sections, other miscellaneous details, and quantity summaries. Final plans include field changes made during construction and therefore reflect the final form of the facility.      
       (12) Specifications--The compilation of provisions and requirements for the performance of prescribed work.      
       (13) Typical section--Drawings that show usual roadway or bridge cross-sectional features, including lane and shoulder widths; limits of surfacing; pavement structure data, including subgrade treatment type and depth, base course thickness and gradation, the plasticity index and density requirements for embankment materials, and type of surfacing material; travel lane and shoulder cross slopes; side slope rates for cut and fill sections; ditch or storm sewer location and depth; typical right of way limits; profile grade line location; typical traffic barrier location; median width and slopes; and curb location and geometry.      
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §15.131 adopted to be effective February 20, 2002, 27 TexReg 1183