The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.
  (2) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
  (3) Department advisory committee--Any committee created by the department or the commission for the purpose of providing advice or recommendations in a purely advisory manner regarding certain matters within the jurisdiction of the department or the commission.
  (4) District engineer--The chief administrative officer in charge of a district of the department.
  (5) Executive director--The chief executive officer of the Texas Department of Transportation.
  (6) Statutory advisory committee--A committee expressly created by statute for the purpose of providing advice or recommendations in a purely advisory manner regarding certain matters within the jurisdiction of the commission.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.81 adopted to be effective March 20, 1992, 17 TexReg 1745; amended to be effective January 13, 1994, 19 TexReg 89; amended to be effective January 2, 2002, 26 TexReg 11046