LIST OF ACRONYMS

AASHTO

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

AMT

Alternative Minimum Tax

APTA

American Public Transportation Association

C&P

Conditions and Performance report (DOT)

CAFE

Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency

CBO 

Congressional Budget Office

CPI-U

Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers

DOT

Department of Transportation

EIA

U.S. Energy Information Agency

ETC

electronic toll collection

FAH

federal-aid highway (program or system)

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

FY

fiscal year

GARVEE

Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle

GAN

Grant Anticipation Note

GDP

gross domestic product

GPS

Global Positioning System

GVW

gross vehicle weight

HOT

high occupancy/toll

HOV

high occupancy vehicle

HTF

Highway Trust Fund

HVUT

Heavy Vehicle Use Tax

ISRRPP

Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program

ISTEA

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

ITS

Intelligent Transportation System

LDV

light-duty vehicle

MFT

motor fuel tax

MPG

miles per gallon

NCHRP

National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NHS

National Highway System

OBU

on-board unit

PAB

private activity bond

PFC

passenger facility charge

PMT

passenger miles traveled

R&D

research and development

RD&D

research, development, and demonstration

ROW

right of way

SAFETEA-LU

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

SIB

State Infrastructure Bank

TCRP

Transit Cooperative Research Program

TEA-21

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

TIFIA

Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998

TRB

Transportation Research Board

VAT

value-added tax

VMT

vehicle miles traveled