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decisions, a Atrip reduction/travel demand A element to reduce vehicular use, and a seven year
capital improvement program.
Conformity:
See Air Quality Conformity Analysis above
CTC: California Transportation Commission, a state level appointed body that reviews Regional
Transportation Improvement Programs (see RTIP below) and accepts them with or without
modifications into the State Transportation Improvement Program (see STIP below).
Developer Fee: Fees collected by local agencies from developers of new residential and office
buildings to pay for improvements to the transportation system made necessary by new
development. Developer Fees are used to pay for whole transportation projects (such as a new
roadway), or will be used to contribute towards the developer=s Afair share@ of improvements to
existing facilities needed in the area. Same as traffic impact fees, except that developer fees can
be used to pay for other infrastructure improvements such as sewer and water lines.
EDCTC: El Dorado County Transportation Commission, the state-designated Regional
Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for El Dorado County.
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency which reviews our air quality
conformity analyses and advises FHWA and FTA regarding approval of the conformity finding.
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration, one of two primary federal agencies that SACOG
partners with on transportation planning in the region. FHWA provides a joint air quality
conformity approval on the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and MTIP, allocates federal
transportation funds (non-transit) to the state for distribution to the region, and authorizes
funding to individual projects before the project sponsor may begin work.
Financial Constraint: The MTIP must be financially constrained by year and include a financial
plan that demonstrates which projects can be implemented using current revenue sources and
which projects are to be implemented using proposed revenue sources. Only projects for which
construction and operating funds can reasonably be expected to be available may be included in
the MTIP (23 CFR, Part 450, Section 450.324).
FSTIP: Federal Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, the state version of the TIP.
The FSTIP includes all projects with federal funds, those that require a federal action, and
regionally significant transportation projects throughout the state.
FTA: Federal Transit Administration, one of two primary federal agencies that SACOG partners
with on transportation planning in the region. FTA provides a joint air quality conformity
approval on the MTP and MTIP, allocates federal transit funds to the state for distribution to the
region, and allocates capital and operating funds for individual public transit projects.
FTA Section 5307: This program pays for transit capital and operating expenses for urban transit
operators (population greater than 50,000).
FTA Section 5309: This program pays for major bus purchases and light rail extensions.
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