### Question
What does utility facility mean?


### Answer
**Utility facility** has the following meaning in *23 U.S.C. § 109*:

> any privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, power, electricity, light, heat, gas, oil, crude products, water, steam, waste, storm water not connected with highway drainage, or any other similar commodity, including any fire or police signal system or street lighting system, which directly or indirectly serves the public

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 109*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS**

