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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 19, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL AND STATE REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE March 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 our agency. This report was prepared on March 5, 2026, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on March 19, 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
As is our standard practice, Metro's government relations team continues to provide timely and accurate information about our agency's initiatives and projects with members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation, our two U.S. Senators and with the U.S. Department of Transportation. Most recently, we have been engaged with all members of our Los Angeles County Delegation on matters related to the recently adopted Fiscal Year 2026 transportation spending bill, the upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup, the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, among other issues.
Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation Spending Bill
Metro is continuing to work to ensure that federal funds included in the Fiscal Year 2026 transportation spending bill are allocated to our agency. These funds include, but are not limited to, $149.9 million for the Vermont Bus Rapid Transit Project, funding for transit activities tied to the FIFA 2026 World Cup, mobility-related funding for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, funding for safety at the ten largest US transit agencies, $2.6 million for our agency's Regional Bus Stop Enhancement P...
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