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List of Acronyms

ACRONYM

DEFINITION

AAA

Adaptation Action Area

ALICE

Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

BFE

Base Flood Elevation

BMPs

Best management practices

CEDS

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

CERP

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

CRS

Community Rating System

C&SF

Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Study

DEO

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EV

Electric vehicle

GHG

Greenhouse gas

HHS

Health and Human Services

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

FDACS

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

FDEP

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

FDOH

Florida Department of Health

FDOT

Florida Department of Transportation

FFS

Florida Forest Service

FPLOS

Flood Protection Level of Service

FWC

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

NFIP

National Flood Insurance Program

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

OSHA

Occupational Health and Safety Administration

PSC

Public Service Commission

RCAP

Regional Climate Action Plan

SFWMD

South Florida Water Management District

SLR

Sea level rise

SOV

Single-occupancy vehicle

SOVI

Social Vulnerability Index

TOD

Transit-oriented development

USACE

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USFS

U.S. Forest Service

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

V2G

Vehicle to grid

VMT

Vehicle miles traveled