TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: April 30, 2025
Subject: Report on Local, State, Regional, and Federal Transportation Relation Legislative and Planning Activities.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
Referral No: 1
Referral Name: Review legislative matters on transportation, water, and infrastructure
Presenter: Jamar Stamps || Principal Planner | DCD; Mark Watts || Transportation Consultant | MARK WATTS ADVOCACY
Contact: Jamar Stamps | (925) 655-2817
Referral History:
The transportation, water, and infrastructure legislation and planning report is a standing item on the Committee's agenda.
Referral Update:
In developing transportation related issues and proposals to bring forward for consideration by TWIC, staff receives input from the Board of Supervisors (BOS), references the County's adopted Legislative Platforms, coordinates with our legislative advocates, partner agencies and organizations, and consults with the Committee.
This report includes four sections; 1: Local, 2: Regional, 3: State, and 4: Federal.
1. Local
No report in April.
2. Regional
Senate Bill (SB) 63 (Wiener/Arreguín): Transportation Revenue Measure Enabling Legislation.
• March 14, 2025, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)/Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Joint Legislation Committee received an update on principles outlined by MTC that must be included to support the measure (attached) and key dates:
o March 18-19 - MTC Sacramento legislative visits
o May 9 - deadline for Senate Transportation Committee to hear the bill
o June 6 - deadline for bill to pass the Senate floor
o July 18 - deadline for any Assembly policy committee to hear the bill
o September 2-12 - floor session only
o September 5 - last day to amend bill on the Floor
o September 12 - last day for each house to pass bills
• April 11, 2025, the MTC/ABAG Joint Legislation Committee received an update summarizing the MTC’s March 26, 2025 “support if amended” position (attached) requesting that the bill clarify that the legislation's expenditure plan will only include funding commitments informed by the Transit Operations Financial Responsibility and Implementation Plan (T-FRIP) for the three specified counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, City/County San Francisco) and any additional county that chooses to opt into the transportation revenue measure.
3. State
The County’s legislative advocate’s report is attached. Mr. Watts will attend the April Committee meeting.
4. Federal
No Report in April.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative and Planning Issues and take ACTION as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.