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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 18, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE State and Federal Legislative Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared By Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations Senior Director, Federal Affairs
Chair Garcetti 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 January 4, 2018 and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on January 18, 2018. Status of relevant pending Federal legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, which is updated monthly.
Trump Infrastructure Plan
It is our understanding that the Trump Administration's infrastructure plan is set to be unveiled later this month. While details of the proposal have not been made public, there is discussion that the plan will include a provision seeking to have state and local transportation agencies raise their own funds in order to access these proposed new federal funds. With the recent passage of Measure M, our agency would be well positioned to meet this demand should it be embedded in any infrastructure plan released by the White House and adopted by the Congress. We look forward to continuing our work with the White House, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Capitol Hill on any future infrastructure package.
Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2018
Congress approved a Continuing Resolution to fund the Government at Fiscal Year 2017 levels through January 19, 2018. We are working very closely with leaders in both the House and Senate to ensure that any final transportation appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2018 reflects our Board-approved Federal Legislative priorities.
Federal Grants for Fiscal Year 2017/2018
As we noted ...
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