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attainment area for the purposes of federal transportation planning, programming, and
determining air quality conformity of plans and programs.
MPO: Metropolitan Planning Organization, a federal designation granted to the agency
charged with conducting regional transportation planning. SACOG is the designated
MPO for Sacramento, Suffer, Yolo, and Yuba Counties, and El Dorado and Placer
Counties outside of the Tahoe Basin.
MTP: Metropolitan Transportation Plan, a 20-year blueprint for transportation strategies for the
region, developed and updated by SACOG. Under state law the MTP is updated by December 1
of even-numbered years. Under federal law, the MTP must be updated at least once every three
years.
MVEB: Motor Vehicle Emissions Budget, identified in the State Implementation Plan. This
target identifies the allowable on-road emissions levels to attain air quality standards.
Non-Attainment Area: A federally-designated area that fails to meet air-quality standards. Nonattainment
areas are defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, based on topography,
climate, and wind patterns.
PCTPA: Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, the state-designated regional
transportation planning agency for Placer County, and its locally-designated congestion
management agency.
PPP: Public Participation Plan, the procedures SACOG follows for interagency review, public
review and comment, and MTIP revisions.
Proposition 1B: 2006 Proposition 1B Transportation Bond Act funding passed by the State of
California to fund various transportation related projects.
Regional Planning Partnership: A committee of representatives from local, regional, state, and
federal agencies, as well as representatives of business, environmental, and minority
organizations and associations. The Partnership assists SACOG with its transportation and air
quality planning responsibilities. The Partnership meets monthly.
Road Fund: A local funding source derived from a portion of the state gasoline tax. These funds
are Asubvented@ from the state to local agencies to pay for local transportation improvements.
Road funds are often used to match state or federal funds approved for local projects.
RSTP: Regional Surface Transportation Program, a Federal Highway Administration program
which provides funds for local projects.
RTIP: Regional Transportation Improvement Program, a seven-year list of specific
transportation projects which SACOG submits to the CTC as a request for state funding. This
document must be submitted in December of every odd-numbered year.
RTPA: Regional Transportation Planning Agency, a state designation of the agency responsible
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