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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
AUGUST 18, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE August 2022 State and Federal Legislative Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared by Raffi Haig Hamparian
Government Relations Senior Director, Federal Affairs
Chair Najarian and members of the Executive Management Committee, I am pleased to provide an update on a number of key federal matters of interest to our agency. This report was prepared on July 27, 2022, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on August 18, 2022. Status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, which is updated monthly.
Federal Appropriations Process
We are pleased that both the House and Senate are moving forward on their transportation spending measures for Fiscal Year 2023. Guided by our Board-approved Federal Legislative Program, we have been urging House and Senate appropriators to ensure that the spending measures for the coming federal fiscal year track the level of spending authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed into law by President Biden late last year.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Thanks to the hard work of many Metro professional staff members - led by our Planning Department - Metro is continuing to submit a number of grant requests to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Earlier this year, our agency submitted a $400 million federal grant request for the WSAB Transit Corridor Project and a $45 million federal grant request for the I-105 ExpressLanes Project. In addition, we have also submitted a $104 million federal grant request for electric buses and electric charging infrastructure operating out of Metro Divisions 9 and 18. We hope to receive a favorable response from the U.S. Department of Transportation on ...
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