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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
APRIL 14, 2016
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SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
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RECEIVE AND FILE State and Federal Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management 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 April 1, 2016 and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting.
Federal Grants For Fiscal Year 2016
Metro is pleased to be actively and aggressively pursuing a number of grants authorized by the FAST Act and/or backed by the Fiscal Year 2016 transportation appropriations bill adopted by the U.S. Congress late last year. Specifically, we will be seeking funding through the FASTLANES grant program - a new federal freight grant program. And as we have successfully done for many years, we will be working to secure funding for Metro projects through the TIGER Grant program.
Federal Appropriations For Fiscal Year 2017
Metro is working closely with members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation to secure at least $375 million in New Starts funding through the Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations process for our agency's New Starts projects. Specifically, we are seeking these funds in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill that is being drafted and considered in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
The Transportation Infrastructure and Innovation Act (TIFIA)
Metro is pleased that a major priority in our Board-approved Federal Legislative program was adopted in the FAST Act with respect to the TIFIA program. Specifically, that the FAST Act now allows for Transit Oriented Development as an eligible expense for TIFIA loans. We are actively e...
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