TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Monthly Legislative Report
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RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report and approve legislative positions, if necessary.
Staff Contact:
Claudia Burgos, Interim 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 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
Earlier this month, the White House nominated former Congressman Marc Molinaro to be Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator. Molinaro, who was elected in 2022, served one term in Congress from New York. In Congress, Molinaro served on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Before being elected to Congress in 2022, he served eleven years as County Executive in Dutchess County.
Following his January 28 Senate confirmation, Secretary Duffy took the following actions on his first day as US Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary:
* Secretary Duffy signed "the "Woke Rescission" Memorandum, directing Secretarial Officers and Heads of Operating Administrations to identify and eliminate all Biden-era programs, policies, activities, rules, and orders that promote climate change activism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, racial equity, gende...
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