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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
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SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REMARKS
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
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RECEIVE AND FILE State and Federal Remarks.
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DISCUSSION
Executive Management and Audit Committee
Remarks Prepared By Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations Director, Federal Affairs
Chairman Ridley-Thomas and members of the Executive Management Committee, I am pleased to provide an update on a number of federal affairs impacting our agency. This report was prepared on February 5, 2016 and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting.
Federal Budget For Fiscal Year 2017
On February 9, 2016 the White House is slated to release President Obama's Budget for Federal Fiscal Year 2017. The Budget is expected to include robust funding for transportation, including a funding proposal to add a $10 per barrel tax on oil. We also expect the Budget proposal to include funding recommendations for our New Starts projects and a number of new programs authorized by the FAST Act, including funding for a new federal freight program and the popular TIGER Grant program. Once the Budget is formally released, we will issue a summary to the entire Board of Directors.
Federal Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2017
Later this year, both the House and Senate appropriations committees will begin their work on their spending bills for Federal Fiscal Year 2017. We are going to be closely tracking these efforts, which will likely begin with hearings in both the House and Senate featuring testimony from U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. This Spring we can expect the transportation subcommittees to mark-up their bills, followed by action by the full House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. It is the state desire of House and Senate leaders to conclude work on all appropriations measures, including the transportation spending bill, by the en...
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