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Acronym Glossary
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| 3CMA |
City-County
Communications and Marketing Association |
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The professional
organization for communications personnel in city and county government. |
A
| AAA |
Area
Agencies on Aging |
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Agencies designated
by the state to coordinate programs and services for senior citizens.
MARC's Aging
Department serves as the Area Agency on Aging for Cass, Clay,
Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri. |
| AASHTO |
American
Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
| |
AASHTO is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments
in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. |
| ACF |
Administration
for Children and Families |
| |
Part of the US
Department of Health and Human Services. Some of MARC's early learning
efforts are funded by grants from ACF. |
| ADA |
Americans
with Disabilities Act |
| |
Federal legislation
that ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment,
state and local government services, public accommodations, commercial
facilities, and transportation. |
| ADT |
Average
Daily Traffic |
| AED |
Automated
External Defibrillator |
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Lightweight,
portable devices that automatically analyze heart rhythms and determines
if a shock is needed. MARC maintains an online
database for AED owners to register their AEDs as required by
Missouri and Kansas law. |
| AFV |
Alternative
Fuel Vehicle |
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Vehicle that
runs on a fuel other than ordinary gasoline. Alternative fuels may
have particularly desirable energy efficiency and pollution reduction
features. Alternative fuels include compressed natural gas(CNG), alcohols,
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and electricity. |
| ALEP |
Alternate
Local Exchange Provider |
| ALI |
Automatic
Location Identification |
| AMPO |
Association
of Metropolitan Planning Organizations |
| ANI |
Automatic
Number Identification |
| APA |
American
Planning Association |
| APCO |
Association
of Public Communications Officials |
| APWA |
American
Public Works Association |
| AQF |
Air
Quality Forum |
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The MARC committee
that brings together local, state and federal officials and business
and community group representatives for the purpose of directing regional
air quality planning activities. The Forum has been active since the
1980s and has been instrumental in developing and selecting air pollution
control strategies for the region |
| AQI |
Air
Quality Index |
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A numerical
index used for reporting severity of air pollution levels to the public. |
| ARC |
American
Red Cross |
| ARD |
America
Recycles Day |
| ASLA |
American
Society of Landscape Architects |
| ASPA |
American
Society for Public Administration |
| AVO |
Average
Vehicle Occupancy |
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| BACT
|
Best
Available Control Technology |
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The
most up-to-date methods, systems, techniques, and production processes
available to achieve the greatest feasible emission reductions for
given regulated air pollutants and processes. |
| BEA |
Bueau
of Economic Analysis |
| |
Source
of the broadest definition of employment statistics, including farm
workers and the self-employed as well as wage and salary workers.
Also the source for U.S. GDP data |
| BLM |
Bureau
of Land Management |
| BLS |
Bureau
of Labor Statistics Source of the CPI, unemployment and employment
statistics |
| BPAC
|
Bicycle/Pedestrian
Advisory Committee |
| BRT |
Bus
Rapid Transit |
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C
| C
of C |
Chamber
of Commerce |
| CAA |
U.S.
Clean Air Act of 1970 and Amendments (1990) |
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The
original Clean Air Act was passed in 1963, but our national air pollution
control program is actually based on the 1970 version of the law.
The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments are the most far-reaching revisions
of the 1970 law. In this summary, we refer to the 1990 amendments
as the 1990 Clean Air Act. |
| CACFP |
Child and Adult Care Food Program |
| CAFR |
Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report |
| CBC |
Central
Business Corridor |
| CBD |
Central
Business District |
| CBRNE |
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive |
| CCDBG |
Child
Care and Development Block Grant |
| CDA |
Child
Development Associate |
| CDBG |
Community
Development Block Grant |
| CDC |
Centers
for Disease Control |
| CDF |
Children's
Defense Fund |
| CEE |
Choose
Environmental Excellence |
| CMAQ |
Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality |
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A category of
federal transportation funding designed to support transportation
projects and programs that have air quality benefits. MARC is responsible
for programming CMAQ funds for the Kansas City region. Categories
of projects funded through the CMAQ program include traffic flow improvements;
alternative fuels; transit, bicycle-pedestrian and public education
and outreach programs. |
| CMS |
Congestion
Management System |
| CMSA |
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| CNG |
Compressed
Natural Gas |
| CO |
Carbon
Monoxide |
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A colorless,
odorless, poisonous gas, produced by incomplete burning of carbon-based
fuels. |
| CO2 |
Carbon
Dioxide |
| COE |
Corps
of Engineers |
| COG |
Council
of Government |
| CPI |
Consumer
Price Index |
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Index
of inflation at the consumer level |
| CQP |
Creating
Quality Places |
| CRI |
City Readiness Initiative |
| C-TPAT |
Customs-Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism |
| CWA |
Clean
Water Act |
| CWIN |
Community
Wide Information Network |
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D
| DBE |
Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise |
| DED |
Missouri Department of Economic Development |
| DESE |
Missouri
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
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Source for educational
statistics for the state of Missouri |
| DHS |
Department
of Homeland Security |
| DHSS |
Missouri
Dept. of Health and Senior Services |
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MARC's Aging
Department and MOHAKCA committee work with DHSS on issues related
to senior citizens and health. |
| DMAT/DMT |
Disaster Medical Team |
| DOE |
Department
of Energy |
| DOJ |
Department
of Justice |
| DOT |
Department
of Transportation |
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E
| EC-HEC |
Early
Childhood Higher Education Consortium |
| EIS |
Environmental
Impact Statement |
| EJ |
Environmental
Justice |
| ELOA |
Early
Learning Opportunities Act |
| EMS |
Emergency
Medical Services |
| EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency |
| ESRI |
Environmental Systems Research Institute |
| |
ESRI is a producer
of GIS software - ArcInfo and its decendants, including ArcGIS and
ArcView |
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F
| FAA |
Federal
Aviation Administration |
| FCC |
Family
Child Care |
| FCC |
Federal
Communications Commission |
| FDA |
Food
and Drug Administration |
| FEMA |
Federal
Emergency Management Agency |
| FHWA |
Federal
Highway Administration |
| FIRE |
Finance,
Insurance, Real Estate |
| FSLC
|
Family
Support Learning Center |
| FTA |
Federal
Transit Administration |
| FY |
Fiscal
Year |
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G
| GAAP |
Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GAP |
Grandparents
as Parents |
| GASB |
Governmental
Accounting Standards Board |
| GDP |
Gross
domestic product |
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Total value
of production in the US, measured on a value-added basis |
| GFOA |
Government
Finance Officers Association |
| GIF |
Government
Innovations Forum |
| GIS |
Geographic
Information System |
| GKCAEYC |
Greater
Kansas City Association for the Education of Young Children |
| GKCC |
Greater
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce |
| GMP |
Gross
metropolitan product Equal to GRP for the Kansas City region |
| GPS |
Global
Positioning System |
| GRH |
Guaranteed
Ride Home |
| GRP |
Gross
regional product |
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Total value of
production in a region, measured on a value-added basis |
| GTI |
Government
Training Institute |
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H
| HAFS
|
Heart
of America Family Services |
| HazMat |
Hazardous
Materials |
| HHW |
Household
Hazardous Waste |
| HIPAA |
Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HOAFC |
Heart
of America Metro Fire Chiefs Association |
| HOV |
High
Occupancy Vehicle |
| HUD |
Housing
and Urban Development |
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I
| I&R
|
Information
and Referral |
| I/M |
Inspection
and Maintenance |
| ICMA |
International
City/County Management Association |
| ILEC |
Incumbent
Local Exchange Carrier |
| IMS |
Intermodal
Management System |
| ISTEA |
Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
| ITPC |
International Trade Processing Center |
| ITS |
Intelligent
Transportation System |
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K
| KACCRRA |
Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies |
| KCADC |
Kansas
City Area Development Council |
| KCAPWA |
Kansas
City Chapter of the American Public Works Association |
| KCATA |
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority |
| KCI |
Kansas
City International Airport |
| KCRPC |
Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative |
| KCTEW |
Kansas City Terrorism Early Warning Group |
| KDHE |
Kansas
Department of Health and Environment |
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The environmental
regulatory agency for the State of Kansas. The KDHE Bureau of Air
and Radiation is responsible for developing and administering air
quality regulations on the Kansas side of the metropolitan region. |
| KDOT
|
Kansas
Department of Transportation |
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| LEPC |
Mid-America Local
Emergency Planning Committee |
| LGEAN |
Local
Government Environmental Assistance Network |
| LINC |
Local
Investment Commission |
| LRTP |
Long-Range
Transportation Plan |
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MARC is responsible
for maintaining a current long-range transportation plan, which is
required by law and outlines the transportation investments planned
over a minimum twenty-year time horizon. The plan is generally limited
in scope to the area within MARC's approved metropolitan planning
boundary, which encompasses all of Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson
and Jackson counties, the southern portions of Platte and Clay counties,
and the northern portion of Cass County. |
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M
| MACOG
|
Missouri
Association of Councils of Governments |
| MACPP |
Mid-America
Council of Public Purchasing |
| MAGWeb |
Metro
Area Government Webmasters |
| MAMRC |
Mid-America Medical Reserve Corps, now
Medical Reserve Corps of Kansas City |
| MARC |
Mid-America Regional Council |
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The association
of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning agency
for the bistate Kansas City region. |
| MARCER |
Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee |
| MCCC |
Metropolitan
Council on Child Care (now MCEL) |
| MCEL |
Metropolitan
Council on Early Learning (formerly MCCC) |
| MCI |
Mid-Continent
International Airport |
| MDNR |
Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
| |
The environmental
regulatory agency for the State of Missouri. The MDNR Air Pollution
Control Program is responsible for developing and administering air
quality regulations on the Missouri side of the metropolitan region. |
| MEIS |
Metropolitan
Emergency Information System |
| MEMC |
Metropolitan
Emergency Managers Committee |
| MHTC |
Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission |
| MIS |
Major
Investment Study |
| MMRS |
Metropolitan Medical Response System |
| MOA |
Memorandum
of Agreement |
| MoDOT |
Missouri Department of Transportation |
| MOHAKCA |
Metropolitan Official Health Agencies of the Kansas City Area |
| MoROC |
Missouri
Rural Opportunities Council |
| MoTTC |
Missouri
Total Transportation Commission |
| MOU |
Memorandum
of Understanding |
| MPO |
Metropolitan
Planning Organization |
| MRCKC |
Medical Reserve Corps of Greater Kansas
City |
| MSA |
Metropolitan
Statistical Area |
| MSAG |
Master Street Addressing Guide |
| MTI |
Metropolitan
Transit Initiative |
| MWDG |
Midwest
WholeChild Development Group |
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N
| NAAQS |
National
Ambient Air Quality Standards |
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Standards established
by the United States EPA that apply for outdoor air throughout the
country. There are two types of NAAQS. Primary standards set limits
to protect public health, and secondary standards set limits to protect
public welfare. |
| NACCHO |
National
Association of County and City Health Officials |
| NACo |
National
Association of Counties |
| NAEYC |
National
Association for the Education of Young Children |
| NAFCC |
National
Association for Family Child Care |
| NAFTA |
North
American Free Trade Agreement |
| NARC |
National
Association of Regional Councils |
| NASCO |
North American Super Highway Coalition |
| NBC |
Nuclear,
Biological or Chemical |
| NEPA |
National
Environmental Policy Act |
| NHA
|
National
Heritage Area |
| NLC |
National
League of Cities |
| NOAA |
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOX |
Nitrogen
Oxide |
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A general term
pertaining to compounds of nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2),
and other oxides of nitrogen. Nitrogen oxides are typically created
during combustion processes, and are major contributors to smog formation
and acid rain. NO2 is a criteria air pollutant, and may result in
numerous adverse health effects. |
| NPDES |
National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NPS |
National
Park Service |
| NPTS |
National
Personal Transportation Study |
| NRCS
|
Natural Resource Conservation Service |
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O
| OAA |
Older Americans Act |
| OGL |
Operation
Green Light |
| OMB |
Office
of Management and Budget |
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P
| PASS |
Personnel
Accountability Security System |
| PAT |
Parents
as Teachers |
| PCA |
Project
Community Alert |
| PIQ
|
Partners
in Quality |
| PSAP |
Public
Safety Answering Point |
| PSC |
Public
Service Commission |
| PSI |
Pollutant
Standards Index |
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Q
| Q2 |
Water
Quality, Water Quantity |
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R
| RACT |
Reasonably
Available Control Technology |
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Control techniques
defined in U.S. EPA guidelines for limiting emissions from existing
sources in nonattainment areas. RACTs are adopted and implemented
by states. |
| RAMBIS |
Regional
Multi-Band Interoperability System |
| RAPIO |
Regional
Association of Public Information Officers |
| REMI |
Regional
Economic Models, Inc. |
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The REMI model
is a 2000+ equation economic model of the Kansas City area used for
forecasting and economic impact studies. |
| RFG |
Reformulated
Gasoline |
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Specially refined
gasoline with low levels of smog-forming volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) and low levels of hazardous air pollutants. The 1990 Clean
Air Act requires sale of reformulated gasoline in the nine smoggiest
areas. Reformulated gasolines were sold in several smoggy areas even
before the 1990 Clean Air Act was passed. |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RFQ |
Request for Qualifications/Quote |
| RHSCC |
Regional
Homeland Security Coordinating Committee |
| RITMA |
Regional
Information Technology Managers Association |
| RMP |
Risk
Management Plan |
| ROW |
Right
of Way |
| RTA |
Regional
Transit Alliance |
| RVP |
Reid Vapor Pressure |
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Refers to the
vapor pressure of the fuel expressed in the nearest hundredth of a
pound per square inch (psi) with a higher number reflecting more gasoline
evaporation. In Greater Kansas City, low-volatility (7.0 RVP) fuel
is used in the summertime to help reduce ozone formation. |
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| SEMA |
State
Emergency Management Agency |
| SIP |
State
Implementation Plan |
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A detailed description
of the programs a state will use to carry out its responsibilities
under the Clean Air Act. State implementation plans are collections
of the regulations used by a state to reduce air pollution. The Clean
Air Act requires that EPA approve each state implementation plan.
Members of the public are given opportunities to participate in review
and approval of state implementation plans. |
| SNS |
Strategic
National Stockpile |
| SOV |
Single
Occupancy Vehicle |
| SRS |
Kansas
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services |
| STAC |
Special
Transportation Advisory Committee |
| STIP |
State
Transportation Improvement Program |
| STP |
Surface
Transportation Program |
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SWMD |
Solid
Waste Management District |
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T
| TANF |
Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families |
| TDM |
Transportation
Demand Management |
| TE |
Transportation
Enhancement |
| TEA-21 |
Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century |
| TEW |
Terrorism Early Warning |
| TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
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As the designated
Metropolitan Planning Organization for Greater Kansas City, MARC maintains
the regional Transportation Improvement Program -- a list that includes
all federally funded projects, and all capacity projects regardless
of funding source. Capacity projects include new roadways, the addition
of lanes to existing streets, and interchange construction or modification.
Intersection improvements, safety improvements, transit projects,
and bike and pedestrian projects are also included in the TIP. |
| TIS |
Transit
Investment Strategy |
| TLAC |
Transportation
Legislative Advocacy Committee |
| TND |
Traditional
Neighborhood Development |
| TOD |
Transit-Oriented
Development |
| TSA |
Transportation
Security Administration |
| TSD |
Transit-Supportive
Development |
| TSM |
Transportation
System Management |
| TTC |
Total Transportation Commission |
| TTPC |
Total Transportation Policy Committee |
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MARC committee
that serves as the local decision making and policy development body
related to multi-modal transportation in the region. It also operates
as a forum for state and federal officials to communicate with local
officials and representatives, as well as for citizens and members
of the business community to address local officials about transportation-related
issues. |
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U
| UASI |
Urban
Area Security Initiative |
| ULI |
Urban
Land Institute |
| UPWP |
Unified
Planning Work Program |
| USDOT |
U.S.
Department of Transportation |
| USEPA |
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
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V
| VMT |
Vehicle
Miles Traveled |
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The miles traveled
by motor vehicles over a specified length of time (e.g., daily, monthly,
or yearly) or over a specified road or transportation corridor. |
| VOC |
Volatile
Organic Compounds |
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Volatile chemicals
that produce vapors readily at room temperature and normal atmospheric
pressure. VOCs include gasoline, industrial chemicals such as benzene,
solvents such as toluene and xylene, and tetrachloroethylene. Many
volatile organic chemicals are also hazardous air pollutants. |
| VoIP |
Voice
over Internet Protocol |
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W
| WMD |
Weapons
of Mass Destruction |
| WRP3 |
Water Resources Planning Policies & Practices |
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