The draft 2022 legislative program continues to focus on transportation funding and is limited to priorities that are likely to come up in the 2022 legislative session. Attachment 1 is the draft legislative program.
Items of particular interest to this Committee include:
State:
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9S: Support legislation to increase safety and reduce fatalities by modifying laws establishing speed limits to be based on safety considerations, with attention to enforcement of speed limits.
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10S: Support legislation to devote more funding to the oversubscribed Active Transportation Program.
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11S: Support streamlining project delivery, including simplifying grant program applications, raising encroachment permit thresholds, and accelerating project permit approvals.
Federal:
In October, the Executive Committee discussed this draft legislative program and the Board approved releasing it to Committees for input. The Rail Policy Committee and the Technical Advisory Committee will review the draft in November. Staff will also meet with partner agencies locally and statewide to discuss common issues. Following the Executive Committee's review of the draft program in January, the final program will come back to the Board in January for adoption.