TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Monthly Legislative Report
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report and approval of legislative positions if necessary.
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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
On August 24, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-212 to pass the FY22 budget resolution and set up a standalone vote on the $1 trillion, bipartisan "Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act" passed by the Senate. The Act includes the five-year reauthorization of the surface transportation programs. It also provides $550 billion in new spending on "hard" infrastructure programs, including highways, bridges, transit, rail, airports, ports, electric grid, broadband, wastewater and clean drinking water, among others. When combined with current spending, this bill will provide $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending over the next five years.
If approved, the package would provide $106.9 billion for public transit over five years - a 63 percent increase over current funding levels. It would deliver at least $9.5 billion to California's transit agencies for the purposes of replacing aging fleets with zero-emission alternatives, building transformational capital projects, shoring up resilience to extreme weather events, and creating good paying jo...
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