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 approval of legislative positions, if necessary.
Staff Contact:
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs and 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
The federal government was in a shutdown at the time this report was submitted. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) operations will continue because the personnel are financed by the Highway Trust Fund or advance appropriations under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA). Therefore, none of FTA's 517 employees are furloughed.
The impact on FTA activities is less clear. FTA has sufficient liquidating cash to support several months of reimbursements for previously approved projects. In addition, activities funded by IIJA advance appropriations will continue during a lapse in annual appropriations. However, it is unlikely that FTA will be able to approve new grants during the shutdown. To the extent that FTA activities involve other agencies, the personnel of those agencies (e.g., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Labor, Department of the Interior) may be furloughed, ...
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