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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 18, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE January 2024 State and Federal Legislative Report.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Executive Management Committee
Remarks Prepared by Raffi Haig Hamparian
Deputy Executive Officer, Government Relations
Chair Bass and members of the Executive Management Committee, I am pleased to provide an update on several key federal matters of interest to our agency. This report was prepared on January 3, 2024, and will be updated, as appropriate, at the Executive Management Committee meeting on January 18, 2024. The status of relevant pending legislation is monitored on the Metro Government Relations Legislative Matrix, updated monthly.
Federal Government - Funding Bill Status
Metro continues to closely track the status of federal spending bills - because any shutdown of the Federal Government would have an adverse impact on the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and especially the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) - which is - in part - dependent on Congressional passage of annual appropriations bills. This in turn - would hurt the free flow of federal transportation dollars to our agency.
At present, the funding extension provided by Congress late last year for the federal transportation spending bill is slated to expire on January 19, 2024. Should Congress and the President be unable to reach an accord on this spending bill - along with others - the USDOT will have to enact steps that will reduce the flow of federal dollars to our agency.
However, should Congress be able to agree on a funding bill for transportation projects and programs that honors the spending levels agreed to in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Metro can expect to receive the following funding for a number of our transit capital projects - including $478 million for the Westside Purple Line Extension ...
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