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(c)    Administrator means the official or agency of a state ad-
ministering the fee involved, or, in the case of proration of registra-
tion, the official or agency of a state administering the proration of
registration in that state.

(d)    Person includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint
venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, re-
ceiver, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a
unit.

(e)    Base state means the state from or in which the bus is most
frequently dispatched, garaged, serviced, maintained, operated, or
otherwise controlled, or also in the case of a fleet bus the state to
which it is allocated for registration under statutory requirements.
In order that this section may not be used for the purpose of evasion
of registration fees, the administrators of the contracting states may
make the final decision as to the proper base state, in accordance
with Article III (h) hereof, to prevent or avoid evasion.

(f)    Bus means any motor vehicle of a bus type engaged in the
interstate transportation of passengers and subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the Interstate Commerce Commission, or any agency succes-
sor thereto, or one or more state regulatory agencies concerned with
the regulation of passenger transport.

(g)    As to each contracting state, fleet includes only those buses
which actually travel a portion of their total miles in such state. A
fleet must include three (3) or more buses.

(h) Registration means the registration of a bus and the pay-
ment of annual fees and taxes as set forth in or pursuant to the laws
of the respective contracting states.

(i) Proration of registration means registration of fleets of buses
in accordance with Article IV of this agreement.

(j) Reciprocity means that each contracting state, to the extent
provided in this agreement, exempts a bus from registration and
registration fees.

§ 3-904. Article III. General Provisions.

(a)    On and after its effective date, this agreement shall super-
sede any reciprocal or other agreement, arrangement, or understand-
ing between any two or more of the contracting states covering, in
whole or in part, any of the matters covered by this agreement; but
this agreement shall not affect any reciprocal or other agreement,
arrangement, or understanding between a contracting state and a
state or states not a party to this agreement.

(b)    This agreement shall not require registration in a contract-
ing state of any vehicles which are in whole or part exempt from
registration under the laws or regulations of such state without
respect to this agreement.

(c)    The benefits and privileges of this agreement shall not be
extended to a vehicle operated on its own wheels, or in tow of a
motor vehicle, transported for the purpose of selling or offering the
same for sale to or by any agent, dealer, purchaser, or prospective
purchaser.