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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: FEDERAL AND STATE REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE September 2025 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 September 3, 2025, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on September 18, 2025. The status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, which is updated monthly.
U.S. Department of Transportation - 2026 FIFA World Cup / 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
With the strong support from Metro's Board of Directors, staff continues to advance our effort to secure federal funding for mobility projects related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The President's FY26 Budget Request did not include any transportation funding for the 2028 Games. Metro's initial request for this funding was submitted in a letter from the Board to the President-elect on November 21, 2024. Former Chair Hahn shared a follow-up letter (April 2025) to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, reiterating the critical importance of this funding. More recently, the agency has held meetings with senior U.S. Department of Transportation officials to reiterate our request for federal funding tied to the 2028 Games.
Metro staff continues working with the White House, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and key Congressional stakeholders to ensure that the agency's request for federal funding for mobility projects related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games remains under active consideration for mobility...
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