Amenity In this context, things on or around the road for recreational, aesthetic or community use, but not for the purpose of providing the road. Examples are statues, gardens and bus shelters

Area Road Use Levy Potential charge on petrol, CNG and LPG to be paid within a defined geographical area

ARUL See Area Road Use Levy

Carriageway Part of the road that traffic uses

CMA See Corridor Management Agreement

Corridor Management Agreement An agreement between either Transit and a local authority, or between a local road company and a local authority to provide the link between the management of the road and the operations of the local authority

Designations A designation is a provision made in a district plan that sets aside a parcel of land to provide for public works and certain types of network activities, such as road transport

Establishment boards Entities appointed to set up Transit New Zealand Limited, Transfund New Zealand Limited and local road companies

Establishment Commission The entity that would be established to, amongst other things determine the local road companies' boundaries, appoint the local road companies' establishment boards and approve their plans

FED See Fuel Excise Duty

Fuel Excise Duty 32.3 cents per litre of the price of petrol is a tax, of which 13.6 cents go to road funding, the remainder going into the Government's general revenue and ACC

Land Transport Fund A term describing the amount raised from RUC and FED available for roading, motor vehicle registration and licensing fees (less collection costs) that pays for road safety, Transfund's road costs, passenger transport subsidies and alternatives to roading

Levy system The Road Use Levy, Vehicle Levy, Road User Charges and the Area Road Use Levy that would be paid to Transfund for road use under the proposal

Local road companies Companies formed from merging the 74 territorial local authorities' roading activities National Roads Board The predecessor to Transit New Zealand

Network utility operator Any person who undertakes or proposes to undertake certain network operations including any person who constructs, operates or proposes to construct or operate a road

Order-in-Council A regulation is made by Order-in-Council. Cabinet approves the regulations before they are made

Paper roads Areas shown on survey maps that are set aside for possible future roads

Public road companies The collective name for local road companies and Transit

Requiring authorities Ministers of the Crown, regional and local authorities, and network utility operators that have been approved by the Minister for the Environment as requiring authorities. Requiring authorities can use the designation provisions in the Resource Management Act 1991

Road corridor The area from the boundary on one side of the road to the boundary on the other side of the road, commonly called the road reserve

Road improvements Any material or property used to form a road or let road users move along it, including pavements, seal, bridges and signs

Road service providers Public road companies plus others that provide roads generally available for public use

Road Use Levy Charge on petrol, CNG and LPG for use of roads

Road User Charges (RUC) Distance and weight charges on heavy vehicles and light diesel vehicles

RUC See Road User Charges

RUL See Road Use Levy

Substrata rights Rights to the land under the road, or underground

Statutory rights of access Legal rights of access to the road corridor indefinitely into the future

Vehicle Levy Potential fixed charge payable with the motor vehicle licence