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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION
Oral Report on ROAD CHARGE PILOT PROGRAM UPDATE
Title
RECEIVE oral presentation by Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee members representing the Los Angeles region.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Senate Bill 1077, enacted September 29, 2014, directs the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to lay the groundwork for future efforts to address a large and growing shortfall in transportation funding needs by convening a Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee (RCTAC). On January 15, 2016 the RCTAC released its recommendations to the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) for the roll-out of a road charge pilot program. This report will guide Caltrans in conducting the pilot program and the state is now underway with the voluntary recruitment of pilot program participants.
There are three RCTAC members who have represented Los Angeles County in the development of the pilot program recommendations, as they live or work in our County:
* Vice-Chair Stephen Finnegan, Automobile Club of Southern California, represents Highway User Groups
* Pam O'Connor, City of Santa Monica, represents Los Angeles County's Regional Transportation Agency
* Martin Wachs, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, area of expertise in National Research and Policymaking
All three RCTAC members have been very responsive to Metro staff concerns and brought them forward for RCTAC discussion on multiple occasions. Staff has invited them to the Planning and Programming Committee in February 2016 to share some of their experiences and thoughts regarding the Road Charge Pilot Program as well as highlight the need for Los Angeles County volunteers in the pilot program.
Background
The State is considering a new source of funds for highway maintenance and upgrades. The value of the fixed-amount gas tax erodes with inflation and gas tax revenues are declining a...
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