TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Monthly Legislative Report
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Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report.
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Beverly Greene, Executive Director of External Affairs, Marketing & Communications
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Strong Public and Policymaker Support
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
The Monthly Legislative Report helps the District track state, regional and federal legislation to ensure alignment with the District's Strategic Plan and the specific goal of having strong public and policy maker support. Policy decisions at all levels of government can positively or negatively affect District operations and revenues and as such, are important to track and influence as needed.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Federal Update
The House and Senate are in recess through the mid-term elections and will reconvene on November 14 for a "lame duck" session that will extend through the end of 2022. Given that the Congress is singularly focused on the November elections there is no federal update attached to this report. After the mid-terms, staff will work with our federal advocate to prepare a summary and analysis of the outcome of the mid-terms as it relates to transportation and what it means for the next Congress.
State Update
The legislature is in recess through the November elections and will reconvene in December to prepare for the 2023-24 legislative session. When it does, Governor Newsom has called for a special legislative session to address fuel prices with the goal of imposing an excess profits tax on oil companies. A recent report uncovered that fuel producers generated profits of as much as $1 per gallon during the second quarter of this year.
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