RECEIVE and COMMENT on 2018 Legislative Program.

The purpose of the legislative program is to set general principles to guide staff and Board responses to proposed legislative or budgetary issues. The program also notifies state representatives of the Transportation Agency’s position on issues of key importance to the agency.

The recommended action has no direct financial impact.

The 2017 TAMC Legislative Program focused on maintaining and augmenting transportation funding. The 2018 legislative program continues this focus on transportation funding. Attached are the final 2018 legislative program (attachment 1) and showing changes as compared to the adopted 2017 program (attachment 2).

The Executive Committee discussed this draft program on October 4 and on October 25, the Board received the draft 2018 Legislative Program and approved releasing the program to Committees for comment. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee reviewed the draft on November 1 and the Rail Policy Committee reviewed it on November 6. Staff met with partner agencies locally and statewide to discuss common issues. Following the Executive Committee's review of the draft program on January 3 and the TAC review on January 4, the final program will come back to the Board on January 24 for adoption.