TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Monthly Legislative Report
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving the monthly legislative report and approve staff's recommended legislative positions.
Staff Contact:
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs & Customer Experience
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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 policymaker 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
APTA's Surface Transportation Reauthorization Recommendations
As summarized in last month's report, the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) recommendations for the 2026 Surface Transportation Authorization legislation included two key policy provisions related to the composition of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs):
1. Ensure that public transit agencies have a voting seat(s) on the Board of an MPO.
2. Require the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to jointly investigate and consider formal complaints made by transportation authorities, including public transportation providers, that an MPO has procedurally violated Federal law or regulations.
Both provisions were included in APTA's final recommendations and submitted to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, on August 20 (see Attachment 4). Director Young, in his cap...
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