RECEIVE update on state and federal legislative issues and ADOPT the 2021 legislative program.

Staff and legislative analyst Gus Khouri will present updates on state and federal legislative activities and present the 2021 legislative program for Board adoption. The Executive Committee discussed the program and recommended Board adoption on January 6, 2021.

The legislative program continues a focus on preserving and seeking transportation funding.

Agency legislative analyst Gus Khouri will attend the meeting to present an update on state and federal legislative activities and the Agency legislative program for 2021.

Web Attachment 1 is a state legislative update from Agency consultant Gus Khouri summarizing the 2020 election results, the state budget, and the executive orders on greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the transportation sector.

Web attachment 2, 3 and 4 are news articles about the federal transportation legislative issues facing the incoming Biden administration, and Biden's decision to nominate former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg as the Secretary of Transportation. Web attachment 5 is a summary of the COVID-19 legislation passed on December 20, 2020, which includes $14 billion for transit, $10 billion for highways, and $1 billion for Amtrak.

Web attachment 6 is the 2021 legislative program, showing changes from the 2020 adopted program. Attached is the 2021 program, changes accepted.

1. State Legislative Update
2. November 23, 2020 article in Roll Call, "Biden's infrastructure challenge: finding common ground"
3. December 15, 2020 American Public Transportation Association Legislative Update
4. December 16, 2020 article on Mass Transit, "Pete Buttigieg put forth as nominee for Secretary of Transportation"

5. COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package – Topline Summary of New Agreement

6. Draft 2021 legislative program, showing changes from the adopted 2020 program