Adirondack Park Acronymn Dictionary

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

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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

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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

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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

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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)
ESFPA	Empire State Forest Products Association

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FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FCC	Federal Communications Commission
FEIS	Final Environmental Impact Statement
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FGEIS	Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement
FLP	Forest Legacy Program
FOIL	Freedom of Information Law
FP	Finch, Pruyn & Co.
FSA	Forest Stewardship Act
FWA	Freshwater Wetlands Act
FWAB	Freshwater Appeals Board

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GEIS	Generic Environmental Impact Statement
GIS	Geographic Information System
GORR	Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform
GP	General Permit
GPS	Global Positioning Satellite

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HA/HAM	Hamlet
H&F	Hunting and Fishing
HRBRRD	Hudson River-Black River Regulating District

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IDA	Industrial Development Agency
IG	Inspector General
IP	International Paper
ISTEA	Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
IU	Industrial Use (private land); Intensive Use (State land)

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JI	Jurisdictional Inquiry
JIF	Jurisdictional Inquiry Form

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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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MA	Map Amendment
MHWM	Mean High Water Mark
MI	Moderate Intensity
MLRL	Mined Land Reclamation Law
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MPU	Major Public Utility

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N	Nitrogen
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

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OBPRA	Office Of Business Permits and Regulatory Assistance
OD	Officer of the Day
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

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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

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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"]