ASSESSED VALUE

Taxable value to which the property tax rate is applied; may be market value or a certain proportion thereof.

ASSESSMENT

The combined process of audit, review and decision on a conformity within the requirements of a standard (part of Validation or Verification e.g. a Validation Assessment).

ASSESSOR

Person assigned by an Accreditation Body to perform, alone or as part of an assessment team, an assessment of a validation or Verification Body.

ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER (APN)

A unique number assigned to real property by the tax assessor of the property’s jurisdiction. The APN is useful for record-keeping and is often used in valuation assignments to identify the subject property. Many taxing authorities provide property tax information to the public which is usually located (indexed/searchable) by APN.

ASSET

Either an EAC or PEAC which is eligible to be subjected to the Tokenization Process and registered on the Capturiant Registry as determined by Capturiant, and which has been assigned by Capturiant a Serial Number, an Expiration Date, and a Unit Type. An Asset may be assigned Buffer Status in accordance with the Program Requirements, […]

ASSIGN

To transfer all of an interest in personal property.

ASSIGNMENT

Transfer of an unperfected water right from one person or entity to another.

ASSIMILATION

Ability of a body of water to purify itself of pollutants.

ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY

The difference between the baseline water quality concentration for a pollutant and the most stringent applicable water quality criterion for that pollutant.

ASSOCIATED CAPITAL

The capital investments attached to a resource that is accounted for elsewhere in the core national accounts. Examples include machinery, the capitalized value of mineral exploration, and access roads.