Definitions

Definitions. Definitions. Words and phrases defined in s. 110.20 (1) , Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is specified. In this chapter: (1) “Department” means the department of transportation. (2) “Diesel oxidation catalyst” means a device that can be permanently installed along the exhaust train of a diesel vehicle, that contains an enclosed catalyst bed over which exhaust gases pass, and that is designed to substantially reduce hydrocarbon, particulate matter and carbon monoxide emissions. (3) “District” means a school district in one of the counties identified s. 110.20 (5) , Stats. (4) “Grant” means a grant to purchase diesel oxidation catalysts. (5) “Grant program” means the school bus oxidation catalyst grant program described in this chapter. (6) “School bus company” means a company that owns or leases one or more school buses that are used exclusively or primarily to transport elementary, middle or high school students to and from their schools on a routine basis throughout the school year. (7) “Vendor” means a company that sells, either directly or through a subsidiary, diesel oxidation catalysts suitable for retrofit installation on diesel fuel powered school buses.