Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE July 2021 State and Federal Legislative Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared by Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations Senior Director, Federal Affairs
Chair Solis and members of the Executive Management Committee, I am pleased to provide an update on several federal matters of interest to our agency. This report was prepared on June 29, 2021 and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on July 15, 2021. Status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, which is updated monthly.
There are several specific issues I would like to focus on today - mindful that there are many other issues at play with respect to our Board-approved federal legislative program.
INFRA Grant Awards
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be awarded $30 million in grant funding to construct a series of improvements aimed at improving traffic flow in the confluence area (1.3 miles) between the SR-57 and SR-60 freeways in Los Angeles County. Project elements include a new SR-60 bypass off-ramp to Grand Avenue, a new bypass connector from Grand Avenue to SR-60, reconstruction of the Grand Avenue overcrossing, reconfiguration of the ramps at Grand Avenue, and extension of a lane on SR-57 through the confluence area. We are grateful for the strong cooperation we received on this front from our Board of Directors and members of the Los Angeles County Congressional Delegation.
Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Markups
Several House appropriations subcommittees met last week and reported out their Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bills to the full committee, including: Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch (...
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