The following definitions and acronyms apply:
(1) TIB - The transportation improvement
board.
(2) Board - The
transportation improvement board refers to the group of board members defined
in
RCW
47.26.121 and does not include the executive
director or staff.
(3) Director -
The executive director of the transportation improvement board.
(4) Staff - Refers to the employees of the
transportation improvement board excluding the executive director.
(5) Agency - All cities, towns, counties, and
transportation benefit districts eligible to receive board funding.
(6) Local agency official - Refers to a local
agency elected official or staff who is authorized to sign contracts on the
city, town, county, or transportation benefit district's behalf.
(7) Urban area - Refers to the portion of a
county within the federal urban area boundary as designated by the Federal
Highway Administration and/or Washington state's Growth Management
Act.
(8) Six-year transportation
plan - Refers to the city or county six-year transportation plan for
coordinated transportation program expenditures per
RCW
35.77.010 and
36.81.121.
(9) Small city - Refers to an incorporated
city or town with a population of less than five thousand.
(10) Active transportation program - Refers
to both the urban and small city active transportation programs.
(11) Population - Is defined as office of
financial management official published population at the time of
application.
(12) Highway urban
area population - As published by the office of financial management.
(13) Scope change - Refers to a change in the
physical characteristics and/or dimensions of a project.
(14) CHAP - City Hardship Assistance
Program.
(15) TIA - Transportation
improvement account.
(16) Matching
funds - All funds contributed to a project other than TIB funds.
(17) Construction ready - Is defined as a
project that has design, plans specifications and estimates, right of way,
permits, and all sources of match funding to enable advertisement for
bids.
