Terminology

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

Transportation Article, § 2-102(b)(2)

The Secretary is responsible for the operation of the Department and shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administration of the Department. He may establish, reorganize, or abolish areas of responsibility in the Department as necessary to fulfill effectively the duties assigned to him. He may designate staff assistants to be in charge of the areas of responsibility he establishes.

MDOT

Maryland Department of Transportation

MAA

Maryland Aviation Administration

TBU

Transportation Business Unit

MDTA

Maryland Transportation Authority

MTA

Maryland Transit Authority

MPA

Maryland Port Administration

MVA

Motor Vehicle Administration

PIA

Public Information Act

TTF

Transportation Trust Fund

CTP

Consolidated Transportation Plan

A&E

Architectural & Engineering

AAMVA

Association of Motor Vehicle Administrations

ACDBE

Aiport Concessions Disadvantged Business Enterprises

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

AELR

Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review

AET

All Electronic Tolling

AFCS

Automated Fare Collection System

AFSCME Local 1859

American Federation of State, County and Municpal Employees

ALPR

Automated License Plate Reader

AMD

SHA's Access Management Division

AMM

Air Mall Maryland

AMVA

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

APMs

Automatic Purchasing Machines

ASD

Alternative Service Delivery:

ASE

Automated Speed Enforcement

ATCT

Airport Traffic Control Tower

ATU Local 1300

Amalgamted Transit Union

ATV

All Terrain Vehicle

B&P

Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel

BCCC

Baltimore City Community College

BCDC

Baltimore City Detention Center

BMC

Baltimore Metropolitan Council

BNIP

Bus Network Improvement PRoject

NPPA

Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Areas

BPW

Board of Public Works

BRFA

Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act

BRT

Bus Rapid Transit

BRTB

Baltimore Region Transportation Board

BVE

Bay View Estates

BWI/Marshall

Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

C&D

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

CAC

Citizens' Advisory Council

CASA

Central American Solidarity Asssociation

CBP

Customs and Border Protection

CCT

Corridor Cities Transitway

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television

CCU

Central Collections Unit

CFA

Capital Funding Agreement

CG

Corps' Construction General Budget

CHP

Courthouse Point

CIA

Cumulative Impact Assessment

CIP

Capital Improvement Program

CIT

Corporate Income Tax

CMAQ

Congestion Management and Air Quality

COMAR

Code of Maryland Regulations

Corps

United States Army Corps of Engineers

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CTB

Consolidated Transportation Bonds

CTP

Consolidated Transportation Program

CTS

Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.

CWS

Comprehensive Work Schedule

CY

Calendar Year

DAV

Disabled American Veterans

DBE

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

DBED

Department of Business and Economic

DBF

Design-Build-Finance

DBFOM

Design,Build,Finance,Operate, and Maintain

DBM

Department of Budget and Management

DGS

Department of General Services

DHCD

Department of Housing & Community Development

DHMH

Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

DHR

Department of Human Resources

DLLR

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

DLS

Department of Legislative Services

DMCF

Dredged Material Containment Facility

DMMP

Maryland's Dredged Material Management Program

DoIT

Department of Information Technology

DPSCS

Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services

DSP

Department of State Police

DVA

Department of Veteran's Affairs

DW&S

Driver Wellness & Safety

DWDAL

Division of Workforce Development & Audit Learning

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EMMA

Electronic Municipal Market Access

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPAMD

Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device

ETF

Education Trust Fund

EV

Electric Vehicle

EVIC

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council

F&E

Facilities and Equipment

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

FCSA

Feasability Cost Sharing Agreement

FFGA

Full Funding Grant Agreement

FFY

Federal Fiscal Year (October 1- September 30)

FHTF

Federal Highway Trust Fund

Federal Highway Administration

FHWA

FMCSA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

FMIS

Financial Management Information System

FRA

Federal Railroad Administration

FRD

BWI Marshall Fire and Rescue Department

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

FY

State Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30)

GHG

Green House Gas

GMVRA

Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account

GO Bonds

General Obligation Bonds

GOCCP

Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention

GOMA

Governor's Office of Minority Affairs

GRR

General Reevaluation Report

Harbor

Baltimore Harbor

HNI

Highway Needs Inventory

HOV

High Occupancy Vehicles

HUR

Highway User Revenue

IACP

International Association of Chiefs of Police

ICC

Intercounty Connector

ICTF

Intermodal Container Transfer Facility

IFB

Invitation for Bid

IG

Inspector General

IISP

Ignition Interlock System Program

IRC

DMMP's Innovative Reuse Committee

JCR

Joint Chairmen's Report

JPO

TIFIA Joint Program Office

LCCA

Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

LGTCA

Local Government Tort Claims ACT

LIDAR

Light Detection and Ranging

LOTS

Locally Operated Transit System

LPA

Labor Peace Agreement

LSB

Low-Speed Vehicle

LW

Living Wage

LWA

Light Weight Aggregate

MAB

Medical Advisory Board

MAP-21

Moving Ahead in the 21st Century Act

MARC

Maryland Area Regional Commuter Service

MBE

MDOT's Office of Minority Business Enterprise

MBI

Mid-Bay Island

MCAC

Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center

MCCBL

Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan or Capital Bond Bill

MCEC

Maryland Clean Energy Center

MCY

Million Cubic Yards

MDA

Maryland Department of Agriculture

MDE

Maryland Department of Environment

MDP

Maryland Department of Planning

MDTAP

Maryland Transportation Authority Police

MEA

Maryland Energy Administration

MEDCO

Maryland Economic Development Corporation

MEIF

Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund

MEIFA

Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund Authority

MEMSOF

Marlyand Emergency Medical System Operations Fund

MES

Maryland Environmental Service

MGA

Maryland General Assembly

MGIP

MARC Growth and Investment Plan

MIA

Maryland Insurance Administration

MIZOD

Maritime Industrial Zoning Overlay District

MMTA

Maryland Motor Truck Association

MPO

Metropolitan Planning Organization

MS4

Municpal Separate Storm Sewer System

MSBDFA

MD Small Business Development Financing Authority

MSC

Metropolitan Safety Committee

MSDE

Maryland State Department of Education

MSP

Maryland State Police

MSU

Morgan State University

MTAP

Maryland Transit Police

MTP

Maryland Transportation Plan

M-View

Governor's Statewide CCTV Interoperability Program

NEC

Northeast Corridor

NEPA

National Environmental Police Act

NEPP

New Electronic Payment Program

NERA

NERA Economic Research Associates,Inc.

NHTSA

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NLPMT

North Locust Point Marine Terminal

NOTD

Notice of Toll Due

NPDES MS4

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System

NRP

Natural Resources Police

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

OA

MDOT's Office of Audits

OAG

Office of Attorney General

OCR

Optical Character Recognition

OFM

MDOT's Office of Freight and Multimodalism

OIPD

Office of Innovative Project Delivery

OLA

Office of Legislative Audits

OPCM

SHA's Office of Procurement and Contract Management

OPEI Local 2

Office and Professional Employees International

P3

Public Private Partnership

PABs

Private Activity Boards

PBSC

Public Bike Share Company

PI

Poplar Island

PIE

Poplar Island Expansion

PLA

Project Labor Agreement

POB

Port of Baltimore

PRIIA

Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act

PRSA

SHA's Pedestrian Focused Roadway Safety Audits

PSC

Public Service Commission

PTC

Police Training Commission

PW

Prevailing Wage

RFGPTS

Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System

RFI

Request for Information

RFP

Request for Proposal

RoRo

Roll-On/Roll-Off

ROW

Right of Way

RSA

Runway Safety Area

S2S

State to State

SAFETEA-LU

Safe,Accountable,Flexible,Efficient Transportation Equity Act

SBE

State Board of Elections

SBR

Small Busuiness Reserve Program

SEC

State Ethics Commission

SEIF

Strategic Energy Investment Fun

SGCC

Smart Growth Coordinating Committee

SLECC

State Law Enforcement Coordinating Council

SMCM

St. Mary's College of Maryland

SMP

Statewide Salt Management Plan

SMRT

Southern Maryland Rapid Transit