Section 2502 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6(NEW).]
1.Applicable licensing authority or licensing authority. "Applicable licensing authority" or "licensing authority" means:A. The Department of Transportation, when the public way is a state or state-aid highway, except for state or state-aid highways in the compact areas of urban compact municipalities as defined in Title 23, section 754; [1999, c. 753, §9(AMD).]B. The municipal officers or their designees, when the public way is a city street or town way or a state or state-aid highway in the compact areas of urban compact municipalities and as defined in Title 23, section 754; and [1999, c. 473, Pt. D, §8(AMD).]C. The county commissioners, for all other public ways. [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6(NEW).] [1999, c. 753, §9(AMD).]
2.Compact area.[1999, c. 473, Pt. D, §9(RP).]
3.Facilities. "Facilities" means:A. If under the surface of the public way, pipes, cables and conduits; and [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6(NEW).]B. If on or over the surface of the public way, poles, guys, hydrants, cables, wires and any plant or equipment located on or over the surface of the public way. [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6(NEW).] [1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6(NEW).]
4.Federal-aid highway system.[1999, c. 753, §10(RP).]
1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW) . 1993, c. 163, §§1,2 (AMD) . 1999, c. 473, §§D8,9 (AMD) . 1999, c. 753, §§9,10 (AMD) .