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Alameda CTC Mass Transit Program Implementation Guidelines Section 4. Definition of Terms A. Alameda CTC: The Alameda County Transportation Commission is a Joint Powers Authority created by the merger of the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency, which performed long-range planning and funding for countywide transportation projects and programs, and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, which administered the voter-approved, half-cent transportation sales taxes in Alameda County (the Measure B sales tax programs approved in 1986 and 2000). B. Capital project: A capital investment that typically requires the following phases: planning/feasibility, scoping, environmental clearance, design, right-of-way, construction, and completion. C. Construction: Construction of a new capital project, including development of preliminary engineering and construction documents, including plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E). D. Cost Allocation Plans (CAPs): CAPs and indirect cost(IDC) rate proposals are plans that provide a systematic manner to identify, accumulate, and distribute allowable direct and indirect costs to Mass Transit programs funded through the Alameda CTC Master Program Funding Agreements. E. Direct cost: A cost completely attributed to the provision of a service, operations, a program, a capital cost, or a product. These costs include documented hourly project staff labor charges (salaries, wages, and benefits)that are directly and solely related to the implementation of Alameda CTC-funded Mass Transit projects, consultants, and materials. These funds may be used for travel or training if they are directly related to the implementation of the Mass Transit funds. F. Education and promotion: Marketing, education, information, outreach, and promotional campaigns and programs. G. Environmental documents: Preparation of environmental documents, such as those related to the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) or the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA), or permits required by state or federal permitting agencies. H. Equipment and new vehicles: Purchase or lease of vehicles. Equipment for service improvements, such as information dissemination, fare collection, etc. I. Express bus service: Either of these types of rapid bus service: 1. Service within zones with a defined pick-up area, nonstop express bus service, and a defined drop-off zone. 2. Service that provides a simple route layout,has frequent service and fewer stops than regular fixed route service, and may include level boarding,bus priority at traffic signals, signature identification of the rapid buses such as color-coded buses and stops, and enhanced stations.