Metro - File #: 2026-0454

• File #: 2026-0454
• Type: Budget
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/3/2026
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 7/15/2026
• Title: CONSIDER: A. PROGRAMMING $89,466,188 in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 award funding in support of Planning, Design, and Operations for the 2028 Games; B. AMENDING the FY27 Budget by $89,466,188; and C. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements, including pass-through agreements and/or amendments with the agencies for projects contained in the GME FY26 Federal Funding Allocation (Attachment A).
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Accessibility, Agreements, Budget, Budgeting, Capital Project, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Hubs, Light rail transit, Metro Affordable Transit Connected Housing Program, Metrolink, Olympic games, Project, Project delivery, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Southern California Association Of Governments, Strategic planning, Westside Cities subregion

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2026 AWARD

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. PROGRAMMING $89,466,188 in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 award funding in support of Planning, Design, and Operations for the 2028 Games;

B. AMENDING the FY27 Budget by $89,466,188; and

C. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements, including pass-through agreements and/or amendments with the agencies for projects contained in the GME FY26 Federal Funding Allocation (Attachment A).

Issue
ISSUE

Metro is the lead agency for the award of $89,466,188 from the Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R. 7148) which is provided, on a reimbursement basis, in support of project planning, capital project delivery and operations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (the Games). The Games Mobility Executive (GME) agencies and venue cities have expressed interest in exchanging these Federal funds with more flexible local funds and staff will facilitate this, to the extent possible, based on mutually agreed work plans for each workstream (Attachment A). The proposed Board actions are necessary for Metro to initiate the federal funds obligation and funding exchange processes.

Background
BACKGROUND

Metro has been working with LA28, Caltrans, Metrolink, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), the City of Los Angeles (COLA) Mayor's Office, and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), a group collectively known as the Games Mobility Executives (GME), to advocate for federal funds to support the planning for and delivery of the 2028 Games. On February 3, 2026, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R. 7148) was voted into law, providing an initial installment of the total GME federal funding request for the 2028 Games ($ 2.025 billion). T...