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ADIRONDACK
ACRONYM DICTIONARY
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A
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AARCH |
Adirondack Architectural Heritage |
| AATV |
Adirondack Association of Towns
& Villages |
| ACC |
Adirondack Community College |
| ACOE |
Army Corps of Engineers |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADK |
Adirondack Mountain Club |
| AEDC |
Adirondack Economic Development
Corp. |
| AFC |
Adirondack Fairness Coalition |
| AG |
Attorney
General |
| AIR |
Additional Information Request |
| ALSC |
Adirondack Lakes Survey Corp. |
| ALT |
Adirondack Land Trust |
| ANC |
Adirondack
Nature Conservancy |
| ANC |
Acid neutralizing capacity |
| ANCA |
Adirondack North Country
Association |
| APA |
Adirondack Park Agency |
| APAR |
Adirondack
Park Agency Reporter |
| ASA |
Adirondack Solidarity Alliance |
| ATF |
After the fact |
| ATV |
All
terrain vehicle |
B
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B&B |
Bed & Breakfast |
| BLC |
Blue Line Council |
| BMP
|
Best management practice |
| BOCES |
Board
of Cooperative Education Services |
| BOD |
Biologic oxygen demand |
| BR |
Bedroom |
| BRASS |
Boquet River Association |
C
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CABR |
Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere
Reserve |
| CEA |
Critical environmental area |
| COD |
Chemical oxygen demand |
| CON |
Certificate
of Need |
| CU |
Commercial
Use |
| CZP |
Coastal Zone Program-Dept.of
State |
D
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DAP |
Development in the Adirondack
Park manual |
| DBA |
Doing business as |
| DEC |
Department of Environmental
Conservation (ENCON) |
| DED |
Department of Economic Development
(also see ESD) |
| DOCS |
Department of Correctional
Services |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DORP |
Director of Regulatory Programs |
| DOS |
Department of State |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DPW |
Department
of Public Works (local) |
| DWM |
Deepwater marshes |
E
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EAF |
Environmental Assessment
Form/Environmental Assistance Fund |
| ECHO |
Essex Community Heritage
Organization |
| ECL |
Environmental Conservation Law |
| ECO |
Environmental Conservation
Officer |
| EDZ |
Economic Development Zone |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| EMS |
Emergency
Medical Services |
| ENB |
Environmental Notice Bulletin |
| ENCON |
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) |
| EPA
|
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPF |
Environmental
Protection Fund |
| ESD
|
Empire State Development (also
see DED)
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| ESFPA |
Empire State Forest Products
Association
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F
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FCC
|
Federal Communications Commission
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| FEIS
|
Final Environmental Impact
Statement
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| FEMA
|
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
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| FERC
|
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
|
| FGEIS |
Final Generic Environmental
Impact Statement
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| FLP
|
Forest Legacy Program
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| FOIL |
Freedom of Information Law
|
| FP
|
Finch, Pruyn & Co.
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| FSA
|
Forest Stewardship Act
|
| FWA
|
Freshwater Wetlands Act |
| FWAB |
Freshwater Appeals Board |
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GEIS
|
Generic Environmental Impact
Statement
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| GIS
|
Geographic Information System
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| GORR
|
Governor's Office of Regulatory
Reform
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| GP
|
General Permit
|
| GPS
|
Global Positioning Satellite |
H
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HA/HAM |
Hamlet |
| H&F |
Hunting
and Fishing |
| HRBRRD |
Hudson River-Black River
Regulating District |
I
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IDA
|
Industrial Development Agency
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| IG |
Inspector
General |
| IP
|
International Paper
|
| ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act
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| IU
|
Industrial Use (private land);
Intensive Use (State land)
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J
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JI
|
Jurisdictional Inquiry
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| JIF
|
Jurisdictional Inquiry Form |
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L
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LCBP |
Lake
Champlain Basin Program |
| LCMC |
Lake Champlain Management
Conference |
| LGA |
Lake George Association |
| LGPC |
Lake George Park Commission |
| LGRB |
Local Government Review Board |
| LI |
Low
Intensity |
| LLC |
Limited
Liability
Corporation |
| LUA |
Land
Use Area (e. g. Resource Management) |
| LUDP
|
Land Use & Development Plan |
| LUW
|
Land Under Water |
| LWCF
|
Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| LWRR |
Local
Waterfront Revitalization Program |
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M
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MA
|
Map Amendment
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| MHWM |
Mean
High Water Mark |
| MI
|
Moderate Intensity
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| MLRL |
Mined
Land Reclamation Law |
| MOU
|
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPU |
Major
Public Utility |
N
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N |
Nitrogen
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| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade
Agreement |
| NAPAP |
National Acid Precipitation
Assessment Program |
| NAV |
Notice of Apparent Violation |
| NBS
|
National Biological Service |
| NFLC
|
Northern Forest Lands Council |
| NCCC |
North Country Community College |
| NJ |
Non-jurisdictional |
| NMPC/NiMo |
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
| NOx |
Nitrogen oxide |
| NOAA
|
National Oceanographic &
Atmospheric Administration |
| NPS |
National Park Service |
| NRCS |
Natural
Resource Conservation Service |
| NYCRR |
New
York Compilation of Rules and Regulations |
| NYS
|
New York, State of |
| NYSEG |
New York State Electric & Gas |
| NYSERDA |
New York State
Energy
Research
&
Development
Authority |
O
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OBPRA |
Office
Of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance |
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OD |
Officer
of the Day |
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OGS
|
Office of General Services |
| OIG
|
Overall intensity guidelines |
| OPRHP |
Office of Parks, Rec.&
Historic Preservation |
| ORDA
|
Olympic Regional Development
Authority |
| OSSDS |
On-site sewage disposal system |
| OSSTS |
On-site sewage treatment system |
P
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P
|
Phosphorus |
| PBR |
Principal
Building Right |
| pH
|
Acidity |
| PRO
|
Project Review Officer |
| PSC
|
Paul Smiths College |
| PUD |
Planned
Unit
Development |
Q
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R
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RASS
|
Resource Analysis and Scientific
Services |
| RCPA
|
Residents Committee to Protect
the Adirondacks |
| RFP
|
Request for proposal |
| RM
|
Resource Management |
| ROW |
Right
of Way |
| RPI
|
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| RR
|
Railroad |
| RU
|
Rural Use |
S
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SA
|
State Administrative |
| SAF |
Society
of American Foresters |
| SAPA
|
State Administrative Procedures
Act |
| SCORP |
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan |
| SEIS |
Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement |
| SEQRA |
State Environmental Quality
Review Act |
| SFD
|
Single family dwelling |
| SHPO
|
State Historic Preservation
Office |
| SLMP
|
State Land Master Plan -- also
see individual UMPs |
| SO2
|
Sulfur dioxide |
| SPDES |
State Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System [pron. "Speedy's"] |
| SWCD |
Soil
and Water Conservation District |
| SUNY
|
State University of New York |
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T
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TDR |
Transferable
Development Right |
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TNC |
The Nature Conservancy
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U
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UAI
|
Undue adverse impact |
| UDC
|
Urban Development Corporation |
| UMP
|
Unit Management Plan |
| USDA |
U.S.
Department of Agriculture |
| USFS
|
U. S. Forest Service |
| USFWS |
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
| USF&W |
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
| USGS
|
U. S. Geological Survey |
V
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VIC
|
Visitors Interpretive Center |
| VOC
|
Volatile organic compounds |
W
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WCS
|
Wildlife
Conservation
Society |
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WF
|
Wild Forest |
| WSRRA |
Wild, Scenic & Recreational
Rivers Act |
X
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X-C |
Cross Country or Nordic skiing |
Y
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Z
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ZBA |
Zoning Board of Appeals |
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