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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL AND STATE REPORT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING the Federal and State Legislative Report;
B. ADOPTING staff recommended position:
SB 677 (Wiener) - Housing development: transit-oriented development. - OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED (Attachment A).
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared by Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations, Executive Officer: Federal Affairs
Chair Dutra 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 December 30, 2025, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on January 15, 2026. The status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix , which is updated monthly.
Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation
Metro's government relations team continues to provide timely and accurate information about our agency's initiatives with members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation, our two U.S. Senators and with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Consistent with our past practice, last month staff worked closely with the office of Congressman Robert Garcia (D-42) to support the agency's capital projects that are moving forward in the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Capital Investment Grant (CIG) Program. In cooperation with the agency, Congressman Garcia circulated a letter addressed to House appropriations leaders urging them to both fully fund the FTA's CIG Program and to provide support for our Vermont Bus Rapid Transit and Southeast Gateway Line transit projects. Staff is pleased to share that in addition to Congressman Garcia, nine members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation signed this correspondence. In p...
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