RECEIVE state legislative update.

Several legislative efforts, including Senate Bill 1 (Beall) and cap and trade negotiations, are now entering the phase of funding program guideline development. The Agency is sponsoring two bills that are still moving through the legislature. An updated bill list is attached.

Several of the bills on the bill list could have positive or negative financial impacts to the Transportation Agency.

On August 2, 2017, the Executive Committee received a state legislative update from the Agency legislative consultant, Gus Khouri. Mr. Khouri reported on the development of Senate Bill 1 by Senator Jim Beall. Known as the "Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017", SB 1 is the transportation deal executed in April of this year. Implementation of SB 1 is going through the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for guideline development. A separate report on this agenda details the various funding programs now available through SB 1. Mr. Khouri will continue to coordinate with Agency staff on the guidelines and will also watch the repeal initiative effort that is proposed for the November 2018 ballot.

On July 27, Governor Brown signed a "deal" to extend the cap and trade emissions reductions program from its original 2020 expiration date to 2030. Next will come a deliberation on the funding programs that receive cap and trade dollars, and Mr. Khouri will track those negotiations as they develop. The existing cap and trade funding programs are detailed in a separate report on this agenda. 

Attachment 1 is the updated list of transportation legislation as of August 2. The list has been cut back to delete bills that are no longer moving in this session and limited to key bills only - bills the Agency was sponsoring, supporting or opposing. Staff still maintains a list that includes "watch" bills; that list is available upon request.

Of particular interest, the two bills TAMC is sponsoring this year are moving through the legislature:

• AB 696 (Caballero): Department of Transportation: Prunedale Bypass: County of Monterey: disposition of excess properties: currently on the suspense file for the Senate Appropriations committee. On July 10, the Department of Finance sent a letter opposing the bill (Attachment 2). Mr. Khouri is scheduling a meeting with the Governor's office regarding this bill.
• SB 477 (Cannella): Intercity rail corridors: extensions: passed Assembly Transportation Committee on July 10 and passed the Assembly Local Government Committee on July 12. Currently on the suspense file for the Assembly Appropriations committee. So far, the votes have been unanimous and no opposition is on file, so no hurdles are expected to get this bill to the Governor's desk.

Web Attachment 1 is the Agency’s adopted 2017 legislative program.

FINAL TAMC 2017 Legislative Program