Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Program Guide <br /> <br />Call of 2005 -2006 <br /> <br />SECTION A <br />PROGRAM GUIDE BASICS <br /> <br />Definitions and Abbreviations <br /> <br />AASHTO - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials <br /> <br />ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act <br /> <br />ALLOWABLE COSTS - necessary project expenditures incurred after federal and state <br />authorization to proceed and otherwise eligible for reimbursement under applicable <br />statutes and regulations. In appropriate projects, allowable costs may include costs of , <br />plans, specifications and estimates, environmental mitigation, acquisition of land or other <br />. . <br />real property, construction, construction management, administrative expenses, and <br />interpretation or other activities to enhance the appreciation of scenic, historic, natural, or <br />cultural resources. Expenditures for routine operation and maintenance are not allowable <br />costs. <br /> <br />APPROPRIATE LOCAL OFFICIALS - principal elected officials of general purpose local <br />governments. <br /> <br />CANDIDATE PROJECT - a project submitted to TxDOT by a nominating entity that is <br />requesting the Commission to consider it for funding underthe STEP. . <br /> <br />CFR - Code of Federal Regulations <br /> <br />COE - Corp of (Army) Engineers <br /> <br />COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (COG) - an association of local governments <br />established under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, to make studies and plans to <br />guide far-reaching development of a region, to eliminate dupliCation and to promote the <br />economy of an area. <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT - Texas Department of Transportation <br /> <br />DISTRICT OFFICE - a headquarters office for one of the department's twenty-five <br />geographical districts into which the state is divided. <br /> <br />EP A - Environmental Protection Agency <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE DI.RECTOR -the executive director of the Texas Department of <br />Transportation or his or her designee not below the level of assistant executive director. <br /> <br />FEDERAL FUNDS - financial assistance provided by the Federal Highway <br />Administration for project development. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program <br />