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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2017
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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 Legislative Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared By Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations Director, Federal Affairs
Chairman Fasana and members of the Executive Management Committee, I am pleased to provide an update on a number of federal matters of interest to our agency. This report was prepared on February 22, 2017 and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on March 16, 2017.
Trump Infrastructure Plan
Metro is working with the White House and Congressional stakeholders to ensure that our Board-approved priorities are reflected in any infrastructure plan advanced by the Trump Administration and then considered by the 115th Congress. This work will continue to evolve as the Trump Administration and Congress begin to engage on infrastructure plans this spring. With the passage of both Measure R and M, Metro is smartly positioned to benefit from most any infrastructure plan put forward by the Trump Administration.
Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2018
As of the writing of this report, the Trump Administration is expected to issue a rough outline of its Fiscal Year 2018 Budget on March 13, 2017. A more detailed version of the budget is expected to be released in late April or May - which will include detailed information on the federal transportation programs that will be funded and also what amount the Trump Administration is going to recommend for our New Starts projects. We will be vigilant in carefully following this budget process to ensure that our Board-approved Federal Legislative program is advanced by this document.
Federal Grants for Fiscal Year 2017
As reported last month - Metro looks forward to aggressively seeking federal transportation grants - as authoriz...
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