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Directory of Commonly Used Acronyms

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ARB   

Architectural Review Board (Local)

CAA   

Clean Air Act (Federal)

CAC   

Conservation Advisory Board (Local)

CEMP   

Coastal Erosion Management Program (NYS)

CEQ   

Council on Environmental Quality

CERCLA   

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Federal)

CMP   

Comprehensive Management Plan

COE   

Corps of Engineers (Federal)

CPBJPP   

Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy

CWA   

Clean Water Act (Federal)

DEC   

Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYS)

DHS   

Dept. of Health Services (County)

DOT   

Dept. of Transportation (NYS or Local)

DOI   

Dept. of the Interior (Federal)

EIS   

Environmental Impact Statement (SEQRA)

EPA   

Environmental Protection Agency (Federal)

HOV   

High Occupancy Vehicle (currently defined as two or more occupants)

LIRR   

Long Island Rail Road

LISS   

Long Island Sound Study

LWRP  

Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (NYS)

NEP   

National Estuary Program

NOAA   

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RCRA   

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (Federal)

SDWA   

Safe Drinking Water Act (Federal)

SEQRA   

State Environmental Quality Review Act (NYS)

SIP   

State Implementation Plan (Clean Air Act)

SPDES   

State Pollution Discharge and Effluent Standards

TDR   

Transfer of Development Rights

ZPA   

Zoning Board of Appeals (Local)


 

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