public authority

(21) Public authority .— The term “public authority” means a Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government or instrumentality with authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-free facilities.

Source

23 USC § 101(a)(21)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (chapter 1) of this section.
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