Section 652c - DefinitionsThat the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) The word "Commission" shall mean the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission hereinafter created, or if said commission shall be abolished, any board, commission or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof, or upon whom the powers given by this act to said commission shall be given by law.(b) The word "owner" shall include all individuals, copartnerships, associations or corporations having any title or interest in any property rights, easements or franchises authorized to be acquired by this act.(c) The words "the turnpike" shall mean the turnpike to be constructed, as hereinafter provided, from a point at or near Middlesex in Cumberland County to a point at or near Irwin in Westmoreland County, and shall be deemed to include not only the turnpike and all tunnels and bridges connected therewith, but also all property rights, easements and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient for the construction or the operation thereof.(d) The term "cost of the turnpike" shall embrace the cost of constructing the turnpike and all connecting tunnels and bridges; the cost of all lands, properties rights, easements and franchises acquired which are deemed necessary for such construction; the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for one year after completion of construction; cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and legal expenses; plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues; other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise; administrative expense; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized; the construction of the turnpike and connecting tunnels and bridges; the placing of the same in operation; and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and operation. Any obligation or expense heretofore or hereafter incurred by the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth for traffic surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, supervision of construction and other engineering services performed by the department and its agents and employes in connection with the construction of the turnpike or any of the connecting tunnels and bridges, shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the turnpike, and shall be reimbursed to the Department of Highways out of the proceeds of the turnpike revenue bonds hereinafter authorized.1937, May 21, P.L. 774, No. 211, § 3.