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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015
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SUBJECT: MONTHLY STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE REMARKS
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RECEIVE oral Federal/State Affairs update.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
This report was prepared on June 5, 2015 and will be updated with more current information at the Executive Management Committee on June 18, 2015.
Chairman Garcetti and members of the committee, I am pleased to provide an update on a number state legislative items.
Metro's Ballot Measure Authorization Legislation Approved in the State Senate
SB 767 (De Leon), which would authorize Metro to place a sales tax measure on a future ballot was approved in the State Senate. The bill has been amended to incorporate legislation from last year, SB 1037 (Hernandez). The Board of Directors adopted a Work with Author position on that measure. The measure will now be moved to the Assembly and will soon be considered in the Assembly Transportation Committee.
AB 194 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Authorization Process Legislation Passes the Assembly
AB 194 (Frazier), which would re-open the process at the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to approve HOT lanes, passed the Assembly. This bill is modeled on legislation sponsored by Metro last year and would allow local agencies to apply to the CTC for permission to operate HOT lanes projects such as Metro's ExpressLanes. The bill will now be transmitted to the Senate and will proceed through the committee process in the Senate.
State Budget Update
The Budget Conference Committee has begun meetings this week. The following is an update of a few key issues.
Cap and Trade Funding Proposals
Staff are pursuing an opportunity to carve out some cap and trade funds which could be controlled by local transportation authorities. The Strategic Growth Council recently allocated a disproportionately lower amount of Affordable Housing funds to Southern California. The transportation commissions in ...
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