§5932. Definitions.  


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  • The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

    "Airport." A public international airport located partially in a city of the first class and partially in an adjacent municipality.

    "Airport owner." Any of the following:

    (1) A city which owns and operates an airport.

    (2) An authority created by a city to own and operate an airport or any portion or activities of the airport.

    "Airport property." Property owned and operated by an airport owner, including property that is leased, licensed or available for use by the airport owner.

    "City." A city of the first class.

    "Concession agreement." A regulation, contract, permit, license or other agreement entered into between an airport owner and a vehicle rental company which includes the terms and conditions under which the company may conduct any aspect of its rental vehicle business at the airport or through the use of airport property, including a vehicle rental company which provides a customer access to a vehicle or executes a rental contract on or off airport property.

    "Customer facility charge." A fee assessed on each motor vehicle rental under this subchapter for the purposes described in section 5933(g) (relating to customer facility charge).

    "Motor vehicle." A private passenger motor vehicle that meets all of the following:

    (1) Is designed to transport not more than 15 passengers.

    (2) Is rented for 29 or fewer continuous days without a driver.

    (3) Is part of a fleet of at least five passenger vehicles used for the purpose under paragraph (2).

    "Rental facility." A consolidated facility for the use of a vehicle rental company to conduct business on airport property.

    "Rental facility agreement." A written agreement entered into between an airport owner and vehicle rental companies which includes the following:

    (1) Location, scope of operations and general design of the rental facility, a rental facility improvement and a transportation system which connects to a terminal or related structure.

    (2) The manner in which the proceeds of the customer facility charge are to be used as provided in section 5933(g) (relating to customer facility charge).

    (3) A procedure and requirement for a consultation with vehicle rental companies regarding the implementation of this subchapter and for the disclosure to vehicle rental companies of information relating to the collection and use of the customer facility charge.

    (4) A methodology and procedure by which the amount of the customer facility charge will be calculated and adjusted.

    (5) Any other provision agreed to by the airport owner and the vehicle rental companies.

    "Rental facility improvement." A facility or structure on airport property needed for development or use of the rental facility. The term includes costs necessary for planning, financing, designing, constructing, equipping or furnishing the rental facility improvements.

    "Rental facility operations and maintenance expenses." The cost of operating and maintaining a rental facility.

    "Transportation system." A system which transports an arriving or departing vehicle rental customer between a terminal and related structure and the rental facility.

    "Transportation system costs." The portion of total costs incurred to design, finance, construct, operate and maintain a transportation system which reflects the usage or benefit of the system to vehicle rental companies and their customers.

    "Vehicle rental company." A person engaged in the business of renting a motor vehicle in this Commonwealth that provides a motor vehicle rental to a customer and utilizes airport property in any aspect of its business, notwithstanding if other aspects of its business are not conducted on airport property, including to do any of the following on an airport property:

    (1) Contact customers or pick up or drop off customers.

    (2) Advertise the availability of a vehicle rental service.