Acronym List

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

CBO

Congressional Budget Office

CEQ

Council on Environmental Quality

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CPTC

California Private Transportation Company

DOT

Department of Transportation

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

ESA

Endangered Species Act

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

GAN

Grant Anticipation Notes or Bonds

GAO

General Accounting Office [1]

GARVEEs

Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles

HBA

Highway Beautification Act

HOV

High Occupancy Vehicle

HUD

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

IFB

Invitation to Bid

ISTEA

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

LTM

Louisiana TIMED Managers

MPO

Metropolitan Planning Organization

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended

NHS Act

National Highway System Designation Act of 1995

NHS

National Highway System

NMSHTD

New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department

OCTA

Orange County Transit Authority

PDC

Project Development Contractor

PPTA

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (Virginia)

RFP

Request for Proposal

RFQ

Request for Qualifications

RMAs

Regional Mobility Authorities

RSPA

Research and Special Programs Administration

SAFETEA

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003

SEP-14

Special Experimental Project

SCDOT

South Carolina Department of Transportation

SIBs

State Infrastructure Banks

STP

Surface Transportation Program

TEA-21

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended

TIFIA

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

TxDOT

Texas Department of Transportation

U.S.C.

United States Code

U.S.FWS

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

UDOT

Utah Department of Transportation

U.S.DOT 

United States Department of Transportation

VDOT

Virginia Department of Transportation

WSDOT

Washington State Department of Transportation

WVDOT

West Virginia Department of Transportation