Definitions

As used in sections 23-101(b)-1 to 23-101(b)-11, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"Applicant\" means a person who files an application; (2) \"Application\" means an application for a greenways small grant filed pursuant to the Greenways Small Grants Regulations; (3) \"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or the Commissioner's representative; (4) \"Conservation and development plan\" means a conservation and development plan adopted under section 8-23 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (5) \"Department\" means the Department of Environmental Protection; (6) \"Design,\" with reference to a greenway, means preparation of plans for engineering, landscaping, signage, mapping, and related activities necessary to complete a greenway project; (7) \"Fiscal year\" means the period from July 1 through the following June 30; (8) \"Greenway\" means \"greenway\" as defined by section 23-100 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (9) \"Greenways small grant\" means a grant made by the commissioner under section 23-101(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes and the Greenways Small Grants Regulations; (10) \"Immediate family\" means an individual's spouse, children, or dependent relatives who reside in such individual's household; (11) \"Implement,\" with reference to a greenway, means to (A) prepare applications for any necessary permits or other licenses and (B) produce trail guides, maps, signs, or other educational materials or projects; (12) \"Municipality\" means \"municipality\" as defined by section 3-76c of the Connecticut General Statutes; (13) \"Open space\" means land or water legally and irrevocably dedicated to use in its natural state or a greenway; (14) \"Person\" means \"person\" as defined by section 22a-2 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (15) \"Planning,\" with reference to a greenway, means the process of determining the geographical location of a proposed greenway; for the purposes of the Greenways Small Grants Regulations, planning also includes preparation of a municipal or regional plan of conservation and development containing a greenway or other open space component; (16) \"Project\" means the greenway or other open space area the planning, design, or implementation of which is the subject of an application; (17) \"Project area\" means the geographical location of a proposed project; (18) \"Recipient\" means a person who receives a greenways small grant; (19) \"Urban area\" means a regional center or neighborhood conservation area as shown on the Locational Guide Map of the most recent Connecticut Conservation and Development Policies Plan as may be periodically updated; (20) \"Watercourses\" means \"watercourses\" as defined by section 22a-38 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and (21) \"Wetlands\" means \"wetlands\" as defined in section 22a-38 of the Connecticut General Statutes.