Financing Freight Improvements
Acronyms
AIP – Airport Improvement Program
AASHTO – American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
BOO – Build-Own-Operate
BOT – Build-Operate-Transfer
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CMAQ – Congestion, Mitigation, and Air Quality Improvement Program
DBFO – Design-Build-Finance-Operate
DBOM – Design-Build-Operate-Maintain
DOT – Department of Transportation
EDA – Economic Development Administration
FAA – Federal Aviation Administration
FRA – Federal Railroad Administration
FHWA – Federal Highway Administration
FTA – Federal Transit Administration
FY – Fiscal Year
GARVEE – Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle
HOT – High-Occupancy Vehicle
IM – Interstate Maintenance
IRS – Internal Revenue Service
ISTEA – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization
NHS – National Highway System
PPP – Public-Private Partnership
RLF – Revolving Loan Fund
RRIF – Rail Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing
SAFETEA-LU – Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
SIB – State Infrastructure Bank
STP – Surface Transportation Program
STRAHNET – Strategic Highway Network
TEA-21 – Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century
TIFIA – Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
TOT – Truck-Only Toll
USACE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USC – United States Code
USDA – U.S. Department of Agriculture
USEPA – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
VMT – Vehicle-Miles Traveled