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for regional transportation planning to meet state planning requirements. The RTPA is not
always the same agency as the federally-designated MPO (see MPO above).
SACTrak: SACOG’s database of transportation projects included in the MTIP.
SAFETEA-LU: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users is the current federal transportation act. Its provisions authorize tax dollars to be spent on
transportation related projects.
SB 45: Senate Bill 45 regarding transit system safety. SB 45 set aside a portion of bond funds to
be made available for capital projects that provide increased protection against security and
safety threats for transit operators.
SB 375: Senate Bill 375, The Global Warming Solutions Act, requires the state to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
SHOPP: State Highway Operation and Protection Program, a list of all operations and
maintenance projects greater than $300,000 on the state highway system which the California
Transportation Commission has approved for state funding. Caltrans prepares the SHOPP with
input from regional transportation planning agencies.
SIP: State Implementation Plans, also referred to as Air Quality Plans. The federally approved
plan for compliance with the Clean Air Act.
SMAQMD: Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, the agency responsible
for state-required air quality planning in Sacramento County.
SRTD: Sacramento Regional Transit District, the agency that operates Sacramento=s public
transit system, including bus and light rail service. RT is the largest transit operator in the
SACOG region, and the largest in California north of the San Francisco Bay Area.
SRTP: Short Range Transit Plan, a five-year plan required periodically from public transit
operators that receive federal funds.
STA Funds: State Transit Assistance, funding for public transit service allocated under the
Transportation Development Act (see TDA). STA funds are derived from the state tax on
gasoline. SACOG is responsible for distributing the region=s apportionment of STA funds to our
member jurisdictions and public transit operators.
State Cash: This term refers to funds that do not include any federal or local funds. This
terminology is used by Caltrans to distinguish these funds from the State Highway Account
which is often a mix of federal and state dollars. State cash is used as a source of matching funds
for the federal dollars used in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
STIP: State Transportation Improvement Program, a list of the transportation projects which the
California Transportation Commission has approved for state funding, chosen from regional
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