17- 229 C.M.R. ch. 106, § 3 - DEFINITIONS

1. Applicant. Applicant means one or more municipalities, an entity whose project is sponsored by and whose application is endorsed by a municipality or municipalities.

2. Community Transportation Plan. "Community Transportation Plan" means a transportation plan, developed by one or more municipalities along a State transportation corridor, designed to strengthen the functional viability and lengthen the long-term life of State transportation corridors and addresses the manner in which development along State transportation corridors in the municipality or municipalities is to occur. A Community Transportation Plan that is part of a comprehensive plan developed pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. §73 and the associated rules may qualify as a Community Transportation Plan. A Community Transportation Plan should include estimates of transportation systems cost savings as a result of the approved Community Transportation Plan.

3. MaineDOT. "MaineDOT" means the Maine Department of Transportation.

4. Quality Community Program. "Quality Community Program" is a funding program designated biennially by MaineDOT. This program is a competitive program designed to make transportation-related improvements in communities by providing funding for improvements such as small harbors, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, transportation safety, the natural environment, or for scenic, historic, and other quality community improvements. Municipalities are required to endorse applications.

5. Transportation Planning Incentive Funding. "Transportation Planning Incentive Funding" means funding available through MaineDOT's Quality Community Program.

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17- 229 C.M.R. ch. 106, § 3