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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
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 Kuehl 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 4, 2019 and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on February 21, 2019. Status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, which is updated monthly.
Partial-Government Shutdown and Fiscal Year 2019 Funding
As you know, the partial-Government shutdown ended in late January after a Continuing Resolution was signed by the President to extend funding for Agencies' operations until February 15th. As of the writing of this report, negotiators assigned to the Congressional Conference Committee are working on an agreement with regards to border security funding. With all Federal Agencies back at work, Metro joins the America Public Transportation Association (APTA) in calling on the Federal Transit Administration to:
* Process all pending requests for reimbursement for public transportation agencies, beginning with requests for reimbursement of operating expenses or identified hardships;
* Approve all pending requests for operating assistance and capital project approvals, including requests for Letters of No Prejudice;
* Complete the certification of State Safety Oversight programs of the four pending applications that are currently under review by FTA;
* Issue Fiscal Year 2019 apportionments for FTA programs as soon as possible and before the Continuing Resolution expires on February 15; and
* Take all ...
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