Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the September 2024 State and Federal Legislative Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared by Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations, Deputy Executive Officer: Federal Affairs
Chair Hahn and members of the Executive Management Committee, I am pleased to provide an update on several key federal matters of interest to our agency. This report was prepared on August 23, 2024, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Board of Directors Meeting on September 26, 2024. The status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, updated monthly.
East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project - Federal Transit Administration: Full Funding Grant Agreement
Metro's Government Relations team has worked closely with key federal stakeholders, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA) to ensure that our agency concludes a $893 million Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) for the East San Fernando Valley (ESFV) Light Rail Transit Project. We are very pleased that on September 6, 2024, the Metro Board - joined by Senator Padilla and Congressman Cardenas - among many other distinguished guests - marking the signing of the FFGA for the ESFV at the Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center on Van Nuys Boulevard.
This FFGA is unique - in that LA Metro is the only transit agency in the nation to conclude such an agreement under the FTA's Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program.
Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation
We continue our active outreach to the professional staff of members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation. This includes congressional aides working in both District offices and Capitol Hill offices.
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