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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL AND STATE REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE February 2026 Federal and State Legislative Report.
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 the agency. This report was prepared on February 3, 2026, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on February 19, 2026. The status of relevant pending legislation is monitored in 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.
Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation Spending Bill
On February 3, 2026, Congress adopted and the President signed into law the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation Appropriations bill. Metro was pleased that this bill includes funding for key Metro priorities, including:
Capital Investment Grants: $1,700,000,000
(Note: with advanced appropriations from IIJA, this will provide a total of $3,656,200,000 in budgetary resources for CIG in FY26)
2028 Olympics Transit: $94,316,766
2026 FIFA World Cup Transit: $100,250,212 (Metro's share of this national figure is approximately $9 million)
The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the bill also included funding for specific Metro priorities:
Vermont Avenue BRT: $149,900,000
LACMTA Regional Bus Stop Enhancement Program: $2,600,000
Consistent with our Board-adopted Federal Legislative Program, Metro's Govern...
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