RECIEVE update on state legislative issues and DISCUSS topics for the 2019 draft legislative program.

Staff and legislative analyst Gus Khouri will present a state legislative update and request input for the 2019 legislative program.

The qualification of Proposition 6 on the November ballot is the most important issue facing transportation users in California.  2017's Senate Bill (SB) 1 created a valuable opportunity to deliver Measure X and other priority projects in Monterey County by providing matching funds for local safety, road repair and congestion relief projects over the next 30 years. Proposition 6 would delay or delete these projects by repealing SB 1, and it would require majority voter approval (via ballot propositions) for the California State Legislature to impose, increase, or extend fuel taxes or vehicle fees in the future.

Agency legislative analyst Gus Khouri will attend the meeting to present an update on state legislative activities and receive input on priorities for the Agency for 2019.

Attachment 1 is the update from Mr. Khouri, and Attachment 2 is the updated bill list as of September 18, 2018. Bills that died prior to the previous report in August have been deleted from the list. Assembly Bill (AB) 1395 (Chu), which TAMC opposed, because it would have resulted in less funding for litter cleanup in Monterey County, has died. Several bills that TAMC supported have made it through to the Governor's desk, including AB 2249 (Cooley), which increases the threshold for informal bidding procedures to $200,000.

Online as a web attachment is the 2018 legislative program. Some of the priorities from 2018 may carry over to 2019. Of particular interest, TAMC may want to revive two bills that were sponsored in prior years:

• AB 696 (Caballero): Department of Transportation: Prunedale Bypass: County of Monterey: disposition of excess properties - vetoed by Governor Brown.
• SB 477 (Cannella): Intercity rail corridors: extensions - allowed to die due to opposition from the Department of Finance.

Staff will present a legislative update and a draft program at the October 24, 2018 Board meeting, then will solicit input from the Rail Policy Committee, Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee, and Technical Advisory Committee in November. Staff will also meet with partner agencies locally and statewide to discuss items for the program. This Committee will then receive an update and discuss the final draft program in January 2018, followed by adoption by the Board in January.

• TAMC 2018 Legislative Program