RECEIVE update on state and federal legislative issues and RECOMMEND the Board of Directors approve the draft 2022 legislative program for distribution to committees.

Staff and federal legislative analysts Gus Khouri and Paul Schlesinger will present updates on state and federal legislative activities and request input on the 2022 legislative program.

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

Agency state legislative analyst Gus Khouri will present an update on state legislative activities, Agency federal analyst Paul Schlesinger will present an update on federal legislative activities, and staff will request input for the Agency legislative program for 2022.

Attachment 1 is the state legislative update and Attachment 2 is the state bill list. Key issues addressed in these attachments include the Brown Act exemptions for meetings during the pandemic emergency, the state budget, and broadband legislation. The bill list shows the current status of state legislation, whether the bills are signed, two-year bills, or awaiting the Governor's signature (he has until October 10 to veto or sign legislation).

Attachment 3 and 4 are federal legislative updates outlining the status of transportation legislation negotiations as of September 17 and September 24, 2021.

Attachment 5 is the draft 2022 legislative program, showing changes from the 2021 adopted program (web attachment 1), for discussion at the meeting.

• Adopted 2021 TAMC legislative program