Metro - File #: 2026-0467

• File #: 2026-0467
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/10/2026
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 9/16/2026
• Title: CONSIDER approving the Resolution in Attachment A that: AUTHORIZES the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to claim a total of $58,909,350 in California Cap-and-Invest (formerly California Cap-and-Trade) proceeds, accumulated in State Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26, disbursed through LCTOP for A-Line Operations; CERTIFIES that Metro will comply with LCTOP certification, assurances, and the authorized agent requirements; and AUTHORIZES the CEO or their designee to execute all required documents and any amendments with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budgeting, Call For Projects, Cap-and-Trade, Certification, Downtown Los Angeles, Fuels, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, Hubs, Long Beach, Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail E Line, Olympic games, Park and ride, Pomona, Program, Project, Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project, Resolution, Ridership, Rolling stock, Security, Senate Bill 862, Transfers, Transit buses, Vehicle miles of travel, Zero Emissions

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: CAP-AND-INVEST LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM (LCTOP)

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER approving the Resolution in Attachment A that:

AUTHORIZES the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee to claim a total of $58,909,350 in California Cap-and-Invest (formerly California Cap-and-Trade) proceeds, accumulated in State Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26, disbursed through LCTOP for A-Line Operations;

CERTIFIES that Metro will comply with LCTOP certification, assurances, and the authorized agent requirements; and

AUTHORIZES the CEO or their designee to execute all required documents and any amendments with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

Issue
ISSUE

The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP), a California Cap-and-Invest (formerly California Cap-and-Trade) program established in 2014, provides operating and capital assistance funds to public transportation agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility, prioritizing projects serving State-designated disadvantaged communities, which partially overlap with Metro’s Equity Focus Communities (EFC). To secure these funds, Metro must submit a complete package, which includes an adopted Board resolution certifying compliance with all LCTOP conditions. Therefore, Metro Staff seeks approval of the Resolution contained in Attachment A.

Background
BACKGROUND

Created by California Senate Bill 862 (2014), LCTOP provides proceeds from California’s Cap-and-Invest Program to support transit agency investment in various projects intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Each year, the State makes LCTOP formula grant funds available through a process administered by the California Department of Transportation in coordination with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the State Controller’s Office (SCO).

Under SB 840 (2025) an...