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Michael A. Hursh, General Manager

Monthly Legislative Report

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BACKGROUND/RATIONALE

Federal Legislation Update

Congress faces a shrinking calendar as it heads into the holidays with a week-long recess in lateNovember and a two-week recess in mld to late December. Congress must pass anotherContinuing Resolution(CRjor the twelve federal agency appropriations bills before the currentCR willexpire on December 8, 2017.

On October 5, the House approved its budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2018. The budgetresolution is a politicaldocument and sets a broad framework for tax and spending policy in thecoming year. It is particularly important this year because Republicans are using it as a vehicleto implement tax reform. The resolution contains reconciliation instructions, which makes itprocedurally possible for the Senate to consider tax reform under a simple majority vote, ratherthan 60 votes, and cuts as much as three weeks out of the process. The $4.1 trillion budgetresolution proposes $]..5 trillion in tax cuts as well as large cuts to social safety net programssuch as Medicare and Medicaid. On October 19, the Senate approved the measure by a narrowvote of 51 to 49. Republican Senator Rand Paul joined Democrats in opposing the resolution.

On October 6, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it was withdrawing a Noticeof Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued on March 6, 2015 that proposed to amend itsregulations that permit recipients and subrecipients of certain DOT funds to imposegeographic-based hiring preferences whenever not prohibited by Federal law. After review,DOT determined "that promulgating a provision to allow geographic-based hiring preferences isnot practicable for the efficient and cost-effective delivery of projects." Additionally, DOTrescinded two related pilot programs known as the Innovative Contracting program and theFederaIHighway Administration(FHWA) Housing and Urban Development(HUD) Livability LocalHire Initiative.

On October 18, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee indefinitelypostponed a vote on the nomination of Paul Trombino lllto be Administrator of the FHWA. Mr.Trombino served as the Director of the Iowa Department of Transportation from 2011to 2016.

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State Legislation Update

After the Legislature adjourned on September 16, Governor Brown had untilOctober 15 to signorveto bills sent to his desk. Of the 977 bills sent to the Governor, he vetoed 118, or about 12percent. The Legislature willreconvene on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

SB 595 was among the bills that were approved by the Governor. This bill allows theMetropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to place a ballot measure authorizing anincrease in rates for state-owned toll bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area. On October 18,letters were sent on behalf of President Elsa Ortiz and GeneraIManager MichaeIHursh to statelegislators expressing appreciation for meeting with AC Transit's delegation to hear concernsregardingthe expenditure plan in SB 595. MTC is now working on the timing of when to placethe measure on the ballot and deciding on the exact amount of the tolllncrease. The latest adecision could be made is late February, 2018.

Two different state-wide measures intended to repea]SB].'s various tax and fee increases havebeen filed. SB I was approved by the Legislature and signed by Governor Brown earlier thisyear and is expected to provide critical investment in transit operations and capital projects.The first measure would strike SB I's tax and fee increases while the second measure would

amend California's Constitution in a manner that would prohibit the Legislature from imposing,extending, or increasing any tax on vehicles or fuel unless that proposal is submitted to thevoters where it must be approved with a majority vote. The simple repeal measure requiresthe collection of 365,880 signatures while the Constitutionalmeasure requires the collection of584,000 signatures. If one or both of these measures qualify, voters willsee these propositionson their November, 20].8 ballot. The Fix Our Roads Coalition, which the California TransitAssociation is a member, has been formed to educate the public on the benefits SB 1. They willbe organizing a series of state-wide press conferences in late October and early November.

BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT

There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report

ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES

This report is provided to inform the Board of monthly legislative activities

ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

There were no alternatives considered as this report provides an update of monthly legislativeactivities.

PRIOR RELEVANT BOARD ACTION/POLICIES

Staff Report 17-002: 2017 Federal and State Legislative Advocacy Programs

ATTACHMENTS

1: Federal Update from Van Scoyoc Associates

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2: State Legislative Report3: State Legislative BilIMatrix4: FY 20]-7 Federal Advocacy Program5: FY 2017 State Advocacy Program

Approved by:

Reviewed by:

Prepared by:

Beverly Greene, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations

Beverly Greene, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations

Estee Sepulveda, External Affairs Representative

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Transportation UpdateOctober 16, 2017

Steven O. Palmer, Vice PresidelttCltantton Hctnna, DirectorDavidHaines, Director

This Week

HouseThe House is not in session this week and will return October 23, 2017

Markup: Aromzf/lada/z. On Wednesday, October 18, the Environment and Public Works Committee willhold a markup on Paul Trombino 111, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.

Senatea

A#arkup: /'y 20/8 .17o/reza/zd Seczzr/O A/)proprfaffo/zs. On Thursday, October 19, the AppropriationsCommittee will hold a markup of the FY 2018 Homeland Security appropriations bill. Details of the billhave not yet been released.

Last Week

J7eaH/zg: Hig/nPays a/zd Tra/ziff Stake/zo/der Pe/specrlves. On October 11, the Subcommittee onHighways and Transit held a hearing to hear the views of highways and transit stakeholders regardinginfrastructure. Witnesses included representatives from the American Association of State and HighwayTransportation Officials (AASHTO), the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), the BuildingTrades Unions, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and Sound Transit. During thehearing, Subcommittee Chairman Sam Graves stated that even with the additional resources in the FASTAct, the nation's surface transportation system still needs additional investment. He also stated theimportance of finding a long-term solution for the solvency of the highway trust fund. James Roberts,President and CEO of Granite Construction, on behalf of TCC, stressed the importance of continuedfederal leadership and federal investment in our infrastructure citing the economic importance ofhighway, bridge, and transit projects. Peter Rogoff, CEO of Sound Transit, stated the importance of aninfrastructure package to supplement, not supplant, base funding for infrastructure.

House

Department of Transportation/i1,4.4: Meerf/zg ofZ)ro/ze Advfso/y Co/n/zzl#ee. On October 10, FAA announced a public meeting of theDrone Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held on November 8, 2017 in Seattle, WA.

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October 19, 2017

TO Director Elsa Ortiz, President, and

Members of the Board

MichaeIHursh, GeneraIManager

Beverly Greene, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations

Steve WallauchPlatinum Advisors

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RE: Legislative Update

The Legislature adjourned in the wee hours of September 16th. In the last weeks of session, theLegislature remained extremely busy, passing budget clean-up bills, a parks and water bond, aCap & Trade spending plan, SB 595 -- the RegionaIMeasure 3 proposal-- as wellas a housingpackage for which passage had remained in question for the majority of the year.

The Governor had untilOctober 15th totake action on allmeasure sentto his desk. Governor

Brown signed all the measures mentioned above. Overall, Governor Brown's sign/veto ratewas on parwith prior years. Of the 977 bills sentto his desk, he vetoed 118, or about 12percent. While interim hearings will be held, the Legislature wilmot reconvene untiIJanuary3rd

SB ] Repel/; The Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley agreed with Republicangubernatorialcandidate Assemblyman Travis Allen's complaint saying the title to his initiativeto repealSB lis "fundamentally flawed." Judge Frawley then proceeded to rewrite the title byhimself. The Attorney General's Office willlikely proceed with an appealof the Superior Court'saction

Another Republican gubernatorialcandidate, John Cox, was recently named the honorary co-chair for the campaign for another initiative effort that would essentially repealSB 1. Thisproposalwould amend the Constitution in a manner that would not only temporarily repealSB1, but it would prohibit the Legislature from imposing, extending, or increasing any tax onvehicles or fuelunless that proposalis submitted to the voters where it must be approved witha majority vote. At the press conference, Mr. Cox even pledged to donate a substantial amountto the campaign to getthis initiative on the ballot. This initiative is currently pendingtitle andsummary at the Attorney General's Office. This Constitutionalinitiative requires the collectionof 584,000 signatures, while Assemblyman Allen's simple repeal effort requires the collection of365,880 signatures.

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Inter/m 4ct/v/t/es: While legislative activity is on hold until January, the rule making processnever stops. The following is a quick summary of workshops, hearings, and calls for projectsthat have been recently announced.

e Solutions for Congested Corridors Workshop -- One of the final workshops on reviewingthe draft guidelines will be held in Los Angeles at 2:00 on October 24th. However,interested parties can participate via teleconference line

e SB 375 Update to Regional GHG Targets --The Air Resources Board has scheduled its

finalstaff update to the greenhouse gas reduction targets that must be achievedthrough a region's sustainable communities' strategy. This update is scheduled for theCARB board meeting on November 16th

For the Bay Area, CARB staff is recommending that MTC needs to achieve a 19%

reduction from the 2005 levels by 2035. MTC had proposed to increase the existing 15%target to 18%. To achieve these goals, MTC suggests that there will be needed a pricing

mechanism to increase auto operating costs, and a need for a dedicated funding sourcefor transit, ridesharing and active transportation.

8 Transit and Intercity RailCapitalProgrQH (TIRCP) -- Last week CalSTA released the final

guidelines and the callfor projects for the next round of funding. Applications for thesecompetitive funds are due in January 2018. Over the 5 year planning horizon, CalSTAanticipates that there will be $2.4 billion available for TIRCP projects.

e STA - State of Good Repair Funds -- This program was created by SB lto provide asupplementalallocation to transit operators for capitalinvestments. An operator'sshare is based on the STA formula allocation. However, operators are required to applyfor these funds through Caltrans. Caltrans recently posted the finaldraft guidelines onOctober 6th, for the 30 day public review period. Additionalworkshops willbescheduled for November.

e Local Partnership Funds: At its meeting on October 18th, the CTC adopted the guidelinesforthe LocalPartnership Program created in SB 1. SB lprovides $200 million annuallyfor this program where half of the funds are allocated by formula and half are allocatedthrough a competitive program. The Local Partnership Program requires a 50% matchfrom locally imposed taxes. These voter approved taxes include tolls, parcel taxes andsales taxes. With the adoption of the guidelines, localtransportation entities, includingtransit operators, are required to submit documentation to verify a localtax by October27th in order to remain eligible for the formula allocation.

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October 19, 2017

Table 1: Board Action Positions

Bills I Subject Status Client - Position

BI(Frazier D)ransportation

funding.

IAB I is Assemblyman Frazier's renewed effort tojaddress the funding shortfallfacing our:ransportation infrastructure. This bill wouldgenerate about$6.6 billion in revenue for themaintenance and rehabilitation of state highwaysand localstreets and roads, as wellas provideargeted investments in public transit and good

movement corridors.

his billmakes numerous changes to the Cap-and-rade Program. It requires the State Air Resources

Board(ARB) to update the scoping plan, andrequires allgreenhouse gas rules and regulationsjadopted by ARB to be consistent with the scopingjplan. It extends ARB's authority to establish andjutilize, through regulations, a market-basedjmechanism. This billspecifically authorizes a systemjof market-based declining annualaggregatejemissions limits for sources or categories of sources:hat emit greenhouse gases(cap-and-trade) untilIDecember 31, 2030. It extends, and expands upon,jthe 3.94 percent state sales and use tax(SUT)exemption available to qualified manufacturers andspecified research and development firms for anadditionaleight years, untiIJuly 1, 2030.

ASSEMBLY TRANS SUPPORT

B 398

(Eduardo Garcia D)California Globalswarming Solutions

ct of 2006:market-basedcompliancemechanisms: fireprevention fees:lsales and use taxma nu factu rin g

exemption.

signed Into Law jsupport in Concept

B 448 this bill builds upon legislation enacted last year thatlSENATE 2 YEAR BILL(PRIX D) jrequires local governments to provide non-residentLocalgovernments:jproperty owners notice that a new parceltax wasparcel taxes: noticejapproved. AB 448 takes this notification process a

step further by requiring that these notices be made

jwithin 30 days of the certification approving the neparcel tax.

IOPPOSE

In addition, for parcel taxes imposed by a school orspecialdistrict, the notice shallbe prepared and sentby the city or county where the schooldistrict orspecialdistrict is located. The billalso clarifies thathe specialdistrict or school district shallreimburse

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 B 617

ICristina Garcia DINonvehicular airpollution: criteriaair pollutants andoxic a i r

contaminants.

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Controller an operator's reportable revenue cannotexceed its expenses for purposes of the STAcalculation. Given the extent of the changesproposed in AB 1113, attached is the CTA's summarylof the proposal.IAB 1184 originally proposed to create the California ISENATE INACTIVE

IElectric Vehicle Initiative (CEVI) to be administered IFILEjby CARB in coordination with the California Energy

ICommission(CEC) and the California Public UtilitiesCommission(CPUC). The billwould continuouslyappropriate $500 annually from cap & trade auctionproceeds to CARB for the purpose funding this newprogram, which was limited to battery electriclvehicles .

B 1184(!!U D)IVehicular airpollution: electricehicles: incentives

ISUPPOKT IF

IAMENDED

IAs approved by the Senate AppropriationsCommittee AB 1184 was substantially amended.

he amendments resulted in the author placing thebillon Inactive file. While the amendment

addressed AC Transit's request for the program tobe technology neutral, the amendments alsostripped the billdown to a study bill. The billwouldmerely direct CARB to report to the Legislature onIthe amount of funding needed to fund the incentiveprogram and increase market penetration of zeroemission vehicles.

B 1509(Palin R)San Francisco Bay

rea Rapid TransitDistrict .

.B 1509 would enact maintenance of effort

jrequirement that requires BART in any year itjexpends Measure RR bond revenue to also expendan amount equalto the average expenditure forjcapital projects that occurred in the 2013/14-2015/16 fiscalyears. The goalof this billis toprevent BART from supplanting capitalfunds withMeasure RR funds, and using the "freed-up"revenue for operations.

IASSEMBLY APPR

IHeld on Suspense

IOPPOSE

l2-Year Bill

his bill is opposed by BART, ATU, AFSCME, and theCalifornia Labor Federation.

ISB lcontains the Governor's and Leadership'sItransportation funding proposal. This billwouldIgenerate about$5.2 billion in revenue for thejmaintenance and rehabilitation of state highwaysand localstreets and roads, as wellas provideargeted investments in public transit and good

movement corridors.

SB I

(Beal D)ransportation

funding.

ISigned Into Law ESUPPORT

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SB 54(De Lean D)Law enforcement

sharing data.

ISB 54 will limit state and local law enforcement

jagencies involvement in immigration enforcementand to ensure that eligible individuals are able tojseek services from and engage with state agencies

jwithout regard to their immigration status.

signed Into Law SUPPORT

his bill prohibits state and local law enforcementagencies and school police and security departments:rom using agency or department money, facility,property, equipment or personnelto investigate,interrogate, detain, detect or arrest persons forimmigration enforcement purposes. According tohe author's office this would include public safety

services performed under contract by local lawenforcement agencies.

SB 100

(De Lean D)Califo miaRenewablesPortfolio StandardProgram:

IS amended, SB 100 solely focuses on the IASSEMBLY UTILITIES

Irequirement for California to generate 100 percent j2-Year Billjof its electricity from clean renewable sources by12045. The bill increases the interim target from 50%Ito 60% renewables by 2030. The billalso requiresjstate agencies to incorporate into existing climateprograms the planning goaland regulatoryrequirement of achieving].00-percent reliance onrenewable energy resources or zero-carbonresources by the end of 2045.

ISUPPOKT

ISB 562

(Lng D)he Healthy

California Act

IAssembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced onjune 23rd, that due to its financialshortcomings, theImeasure will not be taken up in the Assembly.

IHowever, the Speaker has since announced that aseries ofinterim hearings will be held this fallinorder to "get to yes" on universal healthcare.

.SSEMBLY 2 YEAR

BILL

SUPPORT

ISB 562 would create the Healthy California Act,jwhich would establish a state based universalsinglepayer health care system. SB 562 would create asingle payer system, but the billcurrently does notidentify how this system would be financed.

While the Affordable Care Act has resulted inincreasing the number of individuals having healthinsurance, Senator Lara is pursuing this billbecausehealth care costs remain high and out of reach formany. In addition, there remains uncertaintyregarding the future of the ACA.

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SB 595

(Beal D)Metropolitanra nsportation

Commission: tollbridge revenues.

SB 595 would place on the ballot in each of the nine ISigned Into LawIBay Area counties a regionalmeasure to increase

abridge tolls by up to $3.

ISUPPOKT

ISB 595 includes an expenditure plan that allocatesl$4.2 billion in toll revenue for specified projects andprograms. Through the tireless efforts of AlamedaCounty's legislative delegation and in particular

lameda CTC board members, AC Transit board andstaff resulted in an agreement on the expenditureplan that provides a more equitable allocation offunds.

ISB 614 allows fine revenue collected by imposingadministrative penalties to be deposited with thejpublic transit agency that issued the citation.ICurrent law requires these funds to be depositedjinto the generalfund of the county where thecitation was issued.

SB 614(Hertzberg D)Public

ra nsportationagencies:

ISigned Into Law ISUPPORT

SCA 2

(Newman D)Motor vehicle feesand taxes:restriction on

expenditures.

ICA 2 and ACA 5 are identicaland would

jprospectively prohibit the use of truck weight fees tpay for transportation bonds approved after Januaryjl, 2017. The bill would also expand the protectionsjfor Public Transportation Account revenues to alsojinclude the 1.75% increase to the dieselfuelsalesax that was enacted as part of the gas tax swap.he ban on borrowing fees and taxes would also

apply to any vehicle fees or taxes dedicated tojtransportation accounts.ISCA 6 would allow a localgovernment to impose anyjspecialtax with a 55% approvalof the voters if thejspecial tax dedicates 100% of the revenues, not

jincluding collection and administrative expenses, to:ransportation programs and projects.

ISENATE INACTIVE ISUPPOKT

SCA 6

(Wiener D)Local

ransportationmeasu res:

SENATE

IHeld on

APPR

Suspense

ISUPPOKT

Table 2: Board Watch Positions

Subject Status Client - Position

'atch.B 17 would create the Student Transit Pass PilotB 17

(Holden D) Program to be administered bythe Ca]trans. AB].7would establish the structure for a pilot program,ransit Pass

Program: free or but funding for this program would depend on areduced-fare transitjfuture appropriationbasses

overnor Brown commented in his veto message,' Before we create this new statewide program, I

'etoed

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111rq;iQr D)environmentalreview process:federal pilotprogram.

B 378lgpr iq; grilling DIGreenhouse gases,criteria airpollutants, andcontaminants.

B 468

(Santiago DIransit districts:

prohibition orders.

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debts, contracts, orjudgements. SB 448 thendirects the LAFCO to hold one public hearing onhe dissolution of the inactive district.

ISB 775 would enact a significantly reformed post-2020 cap and trade program. The new auctionjincludes the following changes:

.Directs ARB to set declining annualcaps onemissions from covered sources that are

consistent with achieving the 2030statewide emissions goal.

.Includes a price floor and price ceiling(aprice collar) at quarterly auctions, inorder to reduce market volatility.

.Prohibits the use of carbon offsets, bankedallowances from the pre-2020 market,and allowances from externalmarketprograms.

.Prohibits banking of allowances for useoutside of the year they are issued.

'Requires that allallowances be auctionedand none freely allocated, a changemade possible by industry protections inthe Economic CompetitivenessAssurance Program andfamily/household protections due to theClimate Dividend

SB 775

(Wieckowski D)California Global

swarming Solutionsfact of 2006:market-based

jcompliancemechanisms.

ISENATE E.Q. IWATCH

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2017 Federal Advocacy Program

Funding. FY 201 7 Grant Opportunities - Secure federal funds for key capital projects and support

funding for 201 7 Project Priorities for:o Rehabilitation, expansion, and replacement of aging bus, bus facilities, and

equipment and maintain in a state of good repairo Within the Small Starts Program and other programso Bus lifting equipment programo Security cameras and wireless access technologies for buses and facilitieso Zero Emission Bus Programs

. Advocate for supplemental funding through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) tooffset rising operating costs without jeopardizing total funding available for capitalprolects

. Support funding for the Transbay Terminal

e Support/seek additional funding for essential services including, but not limited toservices for access to work, school or medical facilities.

e Support eff ons to rescind the planned across-the-board cuts to all federal programs,called "Sequestration." as enacted under the Budget Control Act of 201 1 .

e Support federal funds to purchase and refurbish zero emission buses and relatedinf rastructu re .

e Support policy initiatives that relieve the undue burden of mandatory regulations byrequiring all mandates be sufficiently funded to protect the fiscal integrity of the District,including Safety Management Systems (SMS) and State of Good Repair andassessment management plans.

Transportation Authorization Principles. Advocate for the inclusion of transit buses by Congress and the incoming

Administration in any initiative to enhance funding or financing opportunities fortransportation infrastructure.

e Ensure that private sector financing proposals do not replace current funding for transitfrom the Highway Trust Fund.

e Preserve continued guaranteed funding for transit from the Highway Trust Fund/MassTransit Account, and oppose any eff ons to break to 80/20 split for highways and transit

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. Support eff ons to increase the gas tax or other revenues to replenish and sustain long-term growth of the Highway Trust Fund/Mass Transit Account.

. Support FTA and Congressional efforts to make State of Good Repair for transit bussystems a strategic priority and include more funding.

. Support increased funding for Small Starts programs and broad funding eligibility infederal transit programs.

. Seek revisions to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) granthat supports the direct representation of transit properties on MPOs.

. Support legislation through the federal highway and transportation authorization forsafety requirements based on agency size and transportation mode.

. Support efforts to require local labor workf orce minimums for construction projectsfunded by grants from the FTA

Other Advocacv. Support funding and coordination between Health and Human Service (HHS) agencies

and other transportation agencies to provide services to HHS clients.

. Preserve modal parity by maintaining the commute tax benefits in legcorporate tax rates.

Advocate for maintaining the tax exemption on municipal bonds in legislation to reformcorporate tax rates.

. Support legislation that encourages Single Payer health insurance.

. Advocate for funding of infrastructure improvements covered by the American withDisabilities Act (ADA).

Monitor actions regarding any eff ons to eliminate 1 3C requirements, and/or theDepartment of Labor's position with respect to applicability of 1 3C to pension reformlaw (PEPRA).

Advocate for transit-supportive legislation that mitigates climate change and/or calls forenvironmental stewardship and related funding.

e Explore options to expand the FTA's 20% spare ratio requirement

. Monitor actions that decrease funding for sanctuary cities.

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201 7 State Advocacy Program

Funding. Support eff ons to implement future transportation authorizations that at least maintain

funding level for mass transit projects and programs for bus operators in the Bay Area

© Support eff ons that increase the formula allocation of cap & trade auction revenue topublic transit operations and capital investments, and the development of anexpenditure plan for cap and trade revenue that provides an equitable investment inmass transit and infill/transit oriented development (TOD).

. Support the development of a regional toll measure expenditure plan and theenactment of legislation that provides for the equitable distribution of toll revenue forpublic transit operations and capital improvements within AC Transit's toll bridgecorridors.

e Actively participate in the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Advanced CleanTransit regulatory process.

© Support legislation and programs that would provide funding to offset the costs ofclimate change initiatives, such as pending Advanced Clean Transit regulations andany zero emission vehicles.

e Support eff ons that create new sources of operating funds with equitable distribution toref lect urban transit needs.

© Support eff ons for new, sustainable funding for existing transit revenues, including theState Transit Assistance (STA) program to offset the decline in available revenue.

8 Support eff ons that would exempt public transit providers from state sales tax

. Support local ability to increase fees and gas taxes to be used for local mass transitpurposes.

e Support congestion pricing strategies and legislation that provide an equitable multimodal distribution of generated revenues.

. Support legislative or administrative action to remove State barriers so that Medicaidtransportation funds can be used for public transit services, including ADA paratransitcnn/lrnq

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. Support funding and coordination between Health and Human Service (HHS) agenciesand other transportation agencies to provide services to HHS clients.

. Support/seek additional funding for essential services including, but not limited to,services for access to work, school or medical facilities.

. Support policy initiatives that relieve the undue burden of mandatory regulations byrequiring all mandates be sufficiently funded to protect the fiscal integrity of the District.

. Support eff ons to ensure public transit receives a fair share of any new tax revenuesuch as revenue resulting from Proposition 64.

. Support eff ons at the California Public Utilities Commission and state legislature fordiscounted rates of electricity for zero emission vehicles.

. Support funding for continued operation and maintenance of the Transbay TransitCenter.

Equipment and Operations. Support legislation or administrative action that would direct Caltrans to establish and

maintain HOV and HOT lanes on state highway routes and to improve existing lanemanagement to maximize person throughput.

. Support incentives to provide bus only lanes on bridges to/from the Transbay TransitCenter.

. Support legislation to exempt public transit and paratransit vehicles from state and localtruck route ordinances.

. Support legislation or administrative action that would direct Caltrans to permitpermanent use of freeway shoulders by public transit buses and paratransit vehicles

Remove or except public transit diesel-powered heavy duty vehicles from the 3000hours limitation required under the Emissions Defects Warranty established by CARB

Support increased resources for security and safety of bus divisions.

. Support funding for zero emission vehicle workf orce training programs

Transit Incentives. Support legislation to provide incentives for employees and employers to use public

transportation to commute to work, including tax credits for purchasing transit passes

. Support Clean Air Initiatives that encourage increased public transit use.

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e Support legislation to provide incentives for local governments and developers toincorporate transit passes into the cost of housing.

Environment and Transit Supportive Land Use. Advocate for transit-supportive legislation that addresses climate change, healthy

communities and environments.

e Foster transit supportive land use initiatives that require coordination with transitproviders in the initial stages of local planning or project development that impactstransit, including density level decisionsl and advocate for the required use of:

o Transit streets agreements, ando Complete streets plans in which local transportation plans anticipate use of all

modes

e Support improvement to the California Environmental Protection Agency's (Cal/EPA)screening process to better account for the disadvantaged communities of the EastBay

Policv Interests. Support simple majority vote for local transportation tax initiatives

e Support legislation to allow District to ban persons for specified offenses relating toaggressive, threatening or criminal behavior against district property, assets orpersonnel and from entering District property, including buses.

e Seek revisions to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's statutes to include thedirect representation of transit properties on its governing board.

e Support legislation for STA formula ref orm that includes federal operating funding aseligible revenue.

e Support efforts that maintain existing Workers' Compensation regulation

e Consider eff ons to ref orm tort general damages

e Monitor actions regarding any eff ons to eliminate 1 3C requirements, and/or theDepartment of Labor's position with respect to applicability of 1 3C to pension reformlaw (PEPRA).

e Monitor administrative and regulatory compliance legislation that potentially impacts theDistrict.

8 Support legislation that requires jurisdictions to install Transit Signal Priority equipmentin order to receive money for traffic signal upgrades.

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Support efforts to authorize AC Transit to enforce parking and moving violations in busonly lanes and bus stops through the use of forward-f acing cameras.

Seek to harmonize treatment of independent public agency retirement systems withlarge systems (e.g. CalPERS, CalSTRS).

Support legislation that reduces liability for common carriers.

Support legislation that allows for the enforcement of priority seating.

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