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highway to the border of the Province of Quebec, Canada, together
with any expansion or extension of that roadway that is authorized
by law, and includes not only the roadway and all rights-of-way,
bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses and interchanges either
on the roadway or connected to or connecting with the roadway as
expanded or extended, but also all buildings, toll facilities and
other equipment, median barriers, shoulders, embankments, property
rights, easements, leases and franchises relating to the roadway
and such rights-of-way bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses
and interchanges that are determined necessary or convenient for
the construction, reconstruction, operation or maintenance of the
highway.

 
8.__Interchange. "Interchange" means a system of
interconnecting roadways in conjunction with one or more points
of separation providing for the interchange of traffic between 2
or more roadways or highways, one of which is the highway and
includes sufficient lengths of intersecting roadways required for
conformance with road design standards or standards acceptable to
the department.

 
9.__Intermodal transportation facility. "Intermodal
transportation facility" means any facility, including but not
limited to any rail or bus depot or station, taxi stand, loading
platform, parking lot and any related building or appurtenance,
located on or adjacent to the highway or in the immediate
vicinity of any highway interchange, that is designed to serve
the needs of users of 2 or more modes of transportation including
the highway and that mode of transportation the authority
determines necessary or convenient to meet the needs of users of
the highway.

 
10.__Law enforcement officer. "Law enforcement officer" means
a person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with
a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crimes,
whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific
crimes.

 
11.__Operating revenues. "Operating revenues" means funds
available to the East-West Highway Authority from fees, fares,
tolls and rentals of concessions and miscellaneous revenue and
interest not otherwise pledged or dedicated.

 
12.__Operating surplus. "Operating surplus" means the total
annual operating revenues of the East-West Highway Authority,
after money has been put aside to pay the reasonable operating
expenses, to pay or to reserve for capital expenditures and to
meet the requirements of any resolution authorizing bonds of the
East-West Highway Authority, including any amounts pledged to
secure obligations issued pursuant to section 1994, subsection 2


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