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INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
October 11, 2021
9:00 A.M.
1025 Escobar St., Martinez
(Via Zoom)
To slow the spread of COVID-19, in lieu of a
public gathering, the Transportation, Water, and
Infrastructure meetings will be remote until
further notice and accessible via link to all
members of the public, as permitted by the
Governor's Executive Order N29-20.
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair
Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
Agenda
Items:
Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference
of the Committee
When: Oct 11, 2021 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this
agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
3.Administrative Items, if applicable. (John Cunningham, Department of Conservation
and Development)
4.REVIEW record of meeting for September 13, 2021, Transportation, Water and
Infrastructure Committee Meeting. This record was prepared pursuant to the Better
Government Ordinance 95-6, Article 25-205 (d) of the Contra Costa County Ordinance
Code. Any handouts or printed copies of testimony distributed at the meeting will be
attached to this meeting record. (John Cunningham, Department of Conservation and
Development) (Page 6)
5.CONSIDER the proposed Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning grant
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5.CONSIDER the proposed Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning grant for:
the Parr Boulevard Complete Streets Project, the Tara Hills Drive Complete
Streets Project, and the Willow Pass Road Bike and Pedestrian Improvement
Project. Staff from the Departments of Conservation and Development and Public
Works have developed a list of proposed grant applications for consideration by
the Committee. (Jamar Stamps, Department of Conservation and Development)(Page 8)
6.CONSIDER report on Local, State, Regional, and Federal Transportation Related
Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate. (John Cunningham, Department
of Conservation and Development) (Page 10)
7.The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, November 8, 2021.
8.Adjourn
The Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) will provide reasonable
accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend TWIC meetings. Contact the staff
person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and
distributed by the County to a majority of members of the TWIC less than 96 hours prior to that
meeting are available for public inspection at the County Department of Conservation and
Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez during normal business hours.
Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day
prior to the published meeting time.
For Additional Information Contact:
John Cunningham, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 655-2915, Fax (925) 655-2750
john.cunningham@dcd.cccounty.us
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Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms (in alphabetical order): Contra Costa County
has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific language in meetings of its
Board of Supervisors and Committees. Following is a list of commonly used abbreviations that may appear in
presentations and written materials at meetings of the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee:
AB Assembly Bill
ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments
ACA Assembly Constitutional Amendment
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ALUC Airport Land Use Commission
AOB Area of Benefit
BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District
BATA Bay Area Toll Authority
BCDC Bay Conservation & Development Commission
BDCP Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
BGO Better Government Ordinance (Contra Costa County)
BOS Board of Supervisors
CALTRANS California Department of Transportation
CalWIN California Works Information Network
CalWORKS California Work Opportunity and Responsibility
to Kids
CAER Community Awareness Emergency Response
CAO County Administrative Officer or Office
CCTA Contra Costa Transportation Authority
CCWD Contra Costa Water District
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CFS Cubic Feet per Second (of water)
CPI Consumer Price Index
CSA County Service Area
CSAC California State Association of Counties
CTC California Transportation Commission
DCC Delta Counties Coalition
DCD Contra Costa County Dept. of Conservation & Development
DPC Delta Protection Commission
DSC Delta Stewardship Council
DWR California Department of Water Resources
EBMUD East Bay Municipal Utility District
EIR Environmental Impact Report (a state requirement)
EIS Environmental Impact Statement (a federal requirement)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTE Full Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GHAD Geologic Hazard Abatement District
GIS Geographic Information System
HBRR Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation
HOT High-Occupancy/Toll
HOV High-Occupancy-Vehicle
HSD Contra Costa County Health Services Department
HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development
IPM Integrated Pest Management
ISO Industrial Safety Ordinance
JPA/JEPA Joint (Exercise of) Powers Authority or Agreement
Lamorinda Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Area
LAFCo Local Agency Formation Commission
LCC League of California Cities
LTMS Long-Term Management Strategy
MAC Municipal Advisory Council
MAF Million Acre Feet (of water)
MBE Minority Business Enterprise
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOE Maintenance of Effort
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTC Metropolitan Transportation Commission
NACo National Association of Counties
NEPA National Environmental Protection Act
OES-EOC Office of Emergency Services-Emergency
Operations Center
PDA Priority Development Area
PWD Contra Costa County Public Works Department
RCRC Regional Council of Rural Counties
RDA Redevelopment Agency or Area
RFI Request For Information
RFP Request For Proposals
RFQ Request For Qualifications
SB Senate Bill
SBE Small Business Enterprise
SR2S Safe Routes to Schools
STIP State Transportation Improvement Program
SWAT Southwest Area Transportation Committee
TRANSPAC Transportation Partnership & Cooperation (Central)
TRANSPLAN Transportation Planning Committee (East County)
TWIC Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
WBE Women-Owned Business Enterprise
WCCTAC West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory
Committee
WETA Water Emergency Transportation Authority
WRDA Water Resources Development Act
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER &
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 3.
Meeting Date:10/11/2021
Subject:Administrative Items, if applicable.
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham
(925)655-2915
Referral History:
This is an Administrative Item of the Committee.
Referral Update:
Staff will review any items related to the conduct of Committee business.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER &
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 4.
Meeting Date:10/11/2021
Subject:REVIEW record of meeting for September 13, 2021, Transportation,
Water and Infrastructure Meeting.
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: N/A
Referral Name: N/A
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham
(925)655-2915
Referral History:
County Ordinance (Better Government Ordinance 95-6, Article 25-205, [d]) requires that each
County Body keep a record of its meetings. Though the record need not be verbatim, it must
accurately reflect the agenda and the decisions made in the meeting.
Referral Update:
Any handouts or printed copies of testimony distributed at the meeting will be attached to this
meeting record. Links to the agenda and minutes will be available at the TWI Committee web
page: http://www.cccounty.us/4327/Transportation-Water-Infrastructure
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the September 13, 2021,
Committee Meeting with any necessary corrections.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
N/A
Attachments
September TWIC Meeting Record
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D R A F T
TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMITTEE
RECORD OF ACTION FOR
September 13, 2021
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair
Supervisor Diane Burgis , Vice Chair
Present: Candace Andersen, Chair
Diane Burgis, Vice Chair
1.Introductions
2.Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on
this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
No public comment.
3.CONSIDER Administrative items and Take ACTION as appropriate.
The Committee and staff discussed the resumption of in-person
meetings. The committee advised staff that the October meeting would be
on zoom and that subsequent meetings will be subject to anticipated
action at the State level.
4.Staff recommends approval of the attached Record of Action for the August 9,
2021, Committee Meeting with any necessary corrections.
The Committee unanimously APPROVED the meeting record.
5.ACCEPT the draft Plan for fiscal years 2021/2022 to 2027/2028, open a public
comment period, and schedule a public hearing to be held on November 8, 2018.
The Committee unanimously APPROVED the staff recommendation,
DIRECTED staff to bring the item to the Board of Supervisors on Consent
with discussion including appreciation for the continued creek safety
activities and ongoing partnerships with creek groups.
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6.ACCEPT the recommendations from the Hazardous Materials Commission to
address the potential impacts of sea level rise, and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
The Committee unanimously ACCEPTED the recommendations in the
report, Supervisor Burgis (as Chair of the BOS) will work with the County
Administrator's office to determine how best to respond to the
recommendations.
Comments from Sadie Wilson of the Greenbelt Alliance included the
support for Measure X funding being direction to sustainability/green
position and a "convening" of responsible agencies/departments to
determine how best to respond to sea level rise.
7.CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation
Related Legislative Issues and take ACTION as appropriate.
The Committee RECEIVED the report.
8.The next meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, October 11, 2021.
9.Adjourn
For Additional Information Contact:
John Cunningham, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 674-7833, Fax (925) 674-7250
john.cunningham@dcd.cccounty.us
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER &
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 5.
Meeting Date:10/11/2021
Subject:CONSIDER proposed Caltrans Sustainable Communities Planning Grant
applications (various)
Submitted For: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE,
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: 2
Referral Name: Review applications for transportation, water and infrastructure grants to be
prepared by the Public Works and Conservation and Development
Departments.
Presenter: Jamar Stamps, AICP, Principal Planner Contact: Jamar Stamps, (925)
655-2917
Referral History:
TWIC authorized submittal of applications to the State Department of Transportation
(“Caltrans”) for the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program in previous cycles.
In 2018, staff received authorization to apply for the Marsh Creek Multi-Use Trail
Feasibility Study but unfortunately did not receive an award, and more recently an
application for the Contra Costa County Short-term Active Transportation Infrastructure
Plan, which was awarded funding.
Referral Update:
On September 2021, Caltrans released final grant guidelines and a call for projects for the
Caltrans Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Program. These planning grants will
provide funding to encourage local and regional planning activities that furthers state
goals, including, but not limited to, the goals and best practices cited in the Regional
Transportation Plan Guidelines adopted by the California Transportation Commission.
This cycle is expected to include approximately $34 million in Senate Bill (“SB”) 1
statewide competitive funding. The maximum grant award is $700,000 and an 11.47%
match is required (cash or in-kind contribution). Applications are due October 27, 2021,
5:00 p.m.
Department of Conservation and Development and Public Works Department staff
developed an initial list of candidate projects that was narrowed down to three based on
their perceived success relative to the grant program objectives and previously awarded
projects. Staff also considered the complexity of these applications and relatively short
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turnaround time (applications due by October 27) and determined it is best to focus on
preparing at maximum only the three candidate projects. Summaries of the three candidate
projects are provided below.
1. Parr Boulevard Complete Street Project – Richmond Parkway to Union Pacific
Railroad (North Richmond)
This project proposes to widen Parr Boulevard from Richmond Parkway to the Union
Pacific Railroad crossing (approximately 0.96-mile study segment) and provide complete
street improvements. This project could also potentially tie into a Complete Streets effort
currently underway on Giant Road in the City of San Pablo.
2. Tara Hills Drive Complete Streets Project (Tara Hills)
This project proposes to install bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Tara Hills
Drive from San Pablo Avenue to the end of Tara Hills Drive and Cornelius Drive
(approximately 0.67-mile study segment) to the City of Pinole.
3. Willow Pass Road Complete Streets Project (Bay Point)
This project will provide recommendations and concepts that fulfill the community's desire
for a safe and visually attractive Willow Pass Road that accommodates bicycle, pedestrian,
and transit users along Willow Pass Road from Port Chicago Highway to Crivello
Road/City of Pittsburg city limits (approximately 1.5-mile study segment).
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER the proposed Caltrans Sustainable Communities Planning Grant candidate
projects, REVISE as appropriate, FORWARD to the full Board of Supervisors for
approval, and/or DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None to the General Fund. Staff time for recommended activities are covered under
existing budgets (50% Road Fund and 50% Measure J Fund).
Attachments
No file(s) attached.
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TRANSPORTATION, WATER &
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE 6.
Meeting Date:10/11/2021
Subject:CONSIDER report: Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation
Issues: Legislation, Studies, Miscellaneous Updates, take ACTION as
Appropriate
Department:Conservation & Development
Referral No.: 1
Referral Name: REVIEW legislative matters on transportation, water, and infrastructure.
Presenter: John Cunningham, DCD Contact: John Cunningham
(925)655-2915
Referral History:
This is a standing item on the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee referral list
and meeting 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 itself.
This report includes four sections, 1: LOCAL, 2: REGIONAL, 3: STATE, and 4: FEDERAL .
1. LOCAL
No local report in October.
2. REGIONAL
No regoinal report in October.
3. STATE
Update
The County's legislative advocate will be in attendance at the October meeting, the October report is attached. The
list of tracked legislation is attached as well.
Proposed Accessible Transportation Legislation from the California Senior Legislature
The California Senior Legislature (CSL) is proposing new legislation to fund accessible transportation statewide.
County staff has provided sporadic support the CSL on the topic given our experience on the topic and the language
in our State Legislative Platform (see below). The proposal would create the Accessible Transportation Account
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(ATA) and authorize Consolidated Transportation Services Agencies (CTSAs, authorized under existing law) to
oversee expenditures at the local level. Vehicle registration/license fees are cited as potential revenue sources for
the ATA.
The proposal is consistent with our adopted State Legislative Platform as follows:
Legislative and/or Regulatory Advocacy Priorities: Transportation for Seniors, Persons
with Disabilities
Climate Change: SUPPORT efforts to expand eligible expenditures of the Climate
Investments to investments in accessible transit/transportation systems (serving seniors,
disabled, and veterans) which result in more efficient service and corresponding reductions
in greenhouse gas production, and in investments in infrastructure and programs to promote
active transportation, particularly bicycling and walking.
Human Services: Older Adults: • SUPPORT continued and improved funding to expand
services for older adults and people with disabilities.
Staff is seeking input from the Committee on the proposal as well as direction to continue to support the effort as it
moves through the CSL process and potentially into the State Legislature.
4. FEDERAL
The following is an update on the Build Back Better climate and social spending package and on the bipartisan
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act gleaned from an MTC update. See attached for materials, summary below.
President Biden has signed a short-term funding bill, keeping the government funded through December 3. The
Senate passed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill 69-30 back in August, but it has been held up pending an agreement
on the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan reconciliation bill.
Background outlined in the Agenda Item
2 parts
$1 trillion physical infrastructure (IIJA)
Build Back Better plan (Much bigger) - wide-range climate and social spending
reconciliation package
The House bill must have addressed key issues before sending the finalized bill to the
Senate
Policy issues from prescription drug pricing to SALT deductions
Size of the Build Back Better plan
Democrats considering tying it to the passage of the IIJA
Senate moderates want to scale the package down to $1.5 trillion
Progressives in Senate and House have stated that $3.5 trillion is the minimum
spending level they can support
House can only afford to lose 3 votes
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER report on Local, Regional, State, and Federal Transportation Related Legislative Issues and take
ACTION as appropriate.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
There is no fiscal impact.
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Attachments
October TWIC Legislative Report
MTC FedActionUpdate
CSL-AssemblyProposal
2021-10-06_Legislation-Status-Report
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Smith, Watts & Company, LLC.
Consulting and Governmental Relations
October 4, 2021
TO: Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee
FROM: Mark Watts
SUBJECT: Sacramento Report –October TWIC Meeting
This report provides an update on activities related to virtual meetings for local agencies and
activities under the California Transportation Commission.
California Transportation Commission
New Commissioner appointed
Commissioner Kehoe has elected to depart from the Commission and on September 7 Governor
Newsom appointed Clarissa Falcon to fill the position.
Clarissa Falcon is the President and Principal Consultant for Falcon Strategies. She previously
worked for the California State Senate as a district director and as a public policy analyst for the
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation.
SB 1 Competitive Programs
The guideline development workshops for the Local Partnership Program (LPP), the Solutions for
Congested Corridors Program (SCCP), and the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) are
set for initial meetings during the period of September 21 through September 28.
The overall Schedule for programs under California Transportation Commission jurisdiction are:
September 2021 LPP Tuesday, September 21, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
TCEP Thursday, September 23, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
SCCP Tuesday, September 28, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
October 2021 LPP Tuesday, October 19, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
TCEP Thursday, October 21, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
SCCP Tuesday, October 26, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
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Smith, Watts & Company, LLC.
Consulting and Governmental Relations
November 2021 LPP Monday, November 8, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
TCEP Wednesday, November 10, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
SCCP Tuesday, November 16, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
December 2021 TCEP Monday, December 13, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
LPP Tuesday, December 14, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
SCCP Thursday, December 16, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Transit and Intercity Rail Program (TIRCP)
This program remains under the sole jurisdiction of the Transportation Agency. The Guideline
development process has just been initiated, with the distribution of Cycle 5 Draft Guidelines
issues on September 30. Workshops are set for November 2 and 3, with final published
guidelines effective November 19. This will be followed by the “call for projects” on November
19, with applications due March 3, 2022.
It is anticipated that even in the face of the reversion of earlier funding in the amount of $2.5
billion, the TIRCP will provide a two year program of $1.0 to $1.2+ billion.
Key COVID‐related Legislation
AB 361(Rivas)
This bill allows local agencies to use teleconferencing for virtual board sessions in state declared
emergencies, and provides similar authorizations for state agencies, as well.
The measure was approved in September and was effective immediately. To provide direction to
local agencies during the period up to the close of the present COVID virtual meeting Executive
Order on September 30th , the Governor provided another Executive Order to cover this period
until the end of September 2021.
At this writing the provisions of AB 361 prevail for local agencies.
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
Federal Infrastructure Update
Subject:
Status update on the Build Back Better climate and social spending package and on the
bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Background:
This past month Congress has been working furiously to advance key components of the
President’s domestic agenda: A bipartisan $1 trillion physical infrastructure bill—the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—and a much larger, wide-ranging climate and
social spending reconciliation package, referred to as the Build Back Better plan. Summaries of
the IIJA and the Build Back Better housing and transportation provisions are included as
attachments.
As of the writing of this memo, the House is slated to vote on the Senate-passed IIJA on
September 30—the same day that the current surface transportation law is set to expire—which
would tee up the bill for the President’s signature. House leadership has not yet announced the
timeline for a vote on the reconciliation package, though Speaker Pelosi maintains that a
compromise that can pass both the House and Senate is within reach.
Before a House bill is finalized and sent to the Senate, outstanding policy issues ranging from
prescription drug pricing to state and local tax deductions (SALT) must be addressed. Other
serious challenges remain—namely the size of the Build Back Better plan and the disagreement
within the Democratic caucus about tying together the fates of the bipartisan infrastructure bill
and this larger progressive spending bill. Senate moderates are seeking to scale the package
down to $1.5 trillion while progressives in the House and Senate have stated that $3.5 trillion is
the minimum spending level they can support.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Agenda Item 4a
October 8, 2021
Page 2 of 2
As a reminder, the Democratic majority is razor thin in both the House and Senate—the House
can only afford to lose three votes and the Senate needs every member caucusing with the
Democrats to secure a majority. Speaker Pelosi faces a challenging situation with growing
progressive anger with concessions to moderates and moderates keeping the pressure on for a
timely vote on the IIJA.
Given these many moving pieces, we expect to provide another status update at your October 8,
2021 committee meeting.
Recommendations:
Information
Attachments:
•Attachment A: Build Back Better Housing Provisions
•Attachment B: Build Back Better Transportation Provisions
•Attachment C: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Summary
_________________________________________
Therese W. McMillan
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
Page 1 of 5
Build Back Better Housing Provisions
September 23, 2021
(Summary is based on House Financial Services Committee and House Ways and Means
Committee-passed bills)
The Build Back Better House reconciliation package would provide roughly $320 billion for
affordable housing and community development investments—more than six times the entire
annual Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) budget. The House bill would
also make several transformational changes to the federal low-income housing tax credit
(LIHTC) program—the single most important affordable housing production tool in California—
and create a new homeownership-targeted tax credit to subsidize production and preservation of
affordable owner-occupied homes. The LIHTC updates alone could enable California to more
than double affordable housing production over the coming years. These housing financing
changes paired with the proposed direct HUD investments would establish the federal
government as a much stronger partner in affordable housing production, preservation, and
protection efforts in the Bay Area and across the country and could help close the significant
affordable housing funding gaps identified in Plan Bay Area 2050. A funding chart is below and
summaries of MTC and ABAG-priority programs and policies follow.
Build Back Better Housing Funding Chart
Category/Program Name Funding Amount*
($ in billions)
Affordable Housing Production, Preservation and Community
Development $ 91
Housing Trust Fund Formula $ 37
HOME Investment Partnerships Formula $ 35
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Formula $ 7
Housing Investment Fund (new)
(U.S. Treasury-run competitive grants for CDFIs and non-profit developers) $ 10
Other CDBG (manufactured housing, colinias, technical assistance) $ 2
Fair Housing and Community Restoration Discretionary Grants $ 25
Unlocking Possibilities Program (new) $ 5
Community Revitalization and Restoration (new) $ 8
Lead-based Paint & Other Health Hazard Mitigation (new) $ 10
Choice Neighborhoods Grants (revised) $ 3
Homeownership Programs (new) $ 11
Public Housing, Rental Assistance, and Capital Improvements for
HUD-assisted Properties $ 188
Public Housing Capital Improvements $ 77
HUD Rental Assistance
(Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers- $75B, Project Based Rental Assistance
. - $15B, Housing for Seniors & Persons with Disabilities - $3.5B) $ 94
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
Page 2 of 5
Energy & Water Efficiency, Climate Resilience and Preservation of
. HUD-supported Multifamily Housing $ 10
Other (Rural, Indian and Native Hawaiian housing) $ 7
Other (FEMA Flood Insurance Program, HUD administration, etc.) $ 7
Total $ 321
*Total may not sum due to rounding blank
Federal Housing Tax Credits
The Build Back Better housing-related tax provisions could help transform the affordable
housing landscape in the Bay Area by unlocking financing for a long pipeline of affordable
housing projects that are ready to go but await federal tax credit financing. The Low Income
Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program—a unique federal-state-local-private partnership—is
California’s most important affordable housing financing tool. In 2020 the tax credit helped
finance 23,700 apartments for low-income California households, up nearly 20 percent from
2018. This increase is in large part because California has been so effective at leveraging
LIHTCs, and for some years now the state has been the unusual position of having hit the ceiling
on federal tax credit affordable housing financing capacity. Consistent with our top housing
advocacy priorities, the Build Back Better plan would make several changes that would lift that
ceiling, including increasing the state’s annual LIHTC allocation by 74 percent over four years
and—most importantly for California—revising the bond-financed LIHTC threshold to 25
percent from 50 percent to make more projects feasible. These and the other tax credit changes
could translate to an increase of 230,000 affordable homes in California over 10 years according
to an analysis by the real estate tax consulting firm Novogradac.1 The bond-financing threshold
provision alone could double California’s annual affordable housing production financing
capacity until the state’s bond-financed project pipeline—20,000 units as of April 2021—has
been built.
The plan would also create a new Neighborhood Homes Tax Credit (NHTC) to finance
construction or rehabilitation of owner-occupied homes in distressed neighborhoods. State
housing agencies would administer this tax credit—just as they do with LIHTC—providing
affordable housing developers with tax credits to build or preserve homes in distressed areas
(census tracts with high poverty rates, low median incomes, and a median value for owner-
occupied homes at or below the area median). Given that this would be a new funding tool,
impact estimates are less refined than those for the LIHTC, but some have estimated that the
NHTC could build or preserve 500,000 homes nationwide.2
1 Source: Novogradac analysis published September 16, 2021
2 Source: Novogradac analysis published September 13, 2021.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
Page 3 of 5
Rental Assistance and Investments in HUD-assisted Housing
The proposal includes more than $320 billion in housing and community investment. As shown
in the chart on page 1, nearly 60 percent of the housing funding would fund expanded rental
assistance (both tenant-based rental assistance (i.e., housing vouchers) and project-based rental
assistance), public housing repair, and other capital improvements for HUD-assisted properties.
For the Bay Area and California, the $94 billion rental assistance is particularly important.
Federal rental assistance currently helps 530,000 low-income California families, seniors and
individuals with disabilities afford rent every month, but the need is much greater; according to
the California Housing Partnership, more than 1.3 million low-income households lack access to
affordable housing. Build Back Better investments could help close this gap both by subsidizing
rent for more low-income households so more families can afford to live in existing housing
units and/or by ensuring that rental subsidy can be available to help fill units in those much-
needed new affordable housing developments that the tax credit improvements and other
investments can help accelerate.
Affordable Housing, State and Local Government Funding
Roughly 30 percent ($91 billion) of the Build Back Better housing investments would be
available to states, local governments, and affordable housing developers to create and preserve
affordable housing and invest in community development. Nearly half these funds would be
allocated to the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Community Development
Block Grant Program (CDBG)—which are distributed via formula to eligible local governments
and states—and roughly half would fund affordable housing projects and programs, with $37
billion directed according to the National Housing Trust Fund formula to states for project
selection and $10 billion in competitive grants administered by the U.S. Treasury Community
Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund to certified CDFIs and nonprofit affordable
housing developers.
Bay Area local governments would receive an estimated $810 million in HOME and CDBG
formula funds if the funds are distributed consistent with fiscal year 2021 allocations. The
California Department of Housing and Community Development would additionally receive an
estimated $1.1 billion to award to local jurisdictions and other eligible recipients that are not
direct HUD formula recipients.3 Additionally, California would receive an estimated $6.7 billion
to supplement the state’s National Housing Trust Fund allocations, which have been prioritized
for housing investments to support persons experiencing homelessness since 2018.4
3 These are rough estimates based on Bay Area and California fiscal year 2021 shares of HUD HOME, CDBG and
Housing Trust Fund formulas. Though the legislation provides that funds are distributed via existing programs, the
bill would revise select set-asides for CDBG, formula inputs can change year-over-year and direct recipients of
CDBG and HOME can change periodically due to CDBG population thresholds (results from the 2020 census may
impact Bay Area direct recipients) and HOME’s allowance for eligible local governments to opt-in to be direct
recipients.
4 California’s share of National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) formula funds ranged from 13.1 percent in 2019 to 18.3
percent in 2021. The bill provides that the funds be distributed pursuant to the HTF grantees that received funds
pursuant to that same formula in 2021, so staff assumed that 18.3 percent formula share in our estimate.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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New Discretionary Grant Funding Opportunities
Unlocking Possibilities Program
The Build Back Better proposal would fund $25 billion in new or revised competitive program
grants to support fair housing, neighborhood revitalization, and housing-related health and safety
improvements. Importantly, a new Unlocking Possibilities Program—which has been the target
for the Bay Area’s regional efforts to secure grant opportunities for the Bay Area Housing
Finance Authority (BAHFA) initiatives within the Build Back Better Plan—would receive $4.5
billion for both planning and implementation components. Planning grants could fund zoning
updates and regulatory changes to eliminate barriers to affordable housing; local housing
strategies to equitably increase affordable housing supply; and local or regional plans to increase
availability and access to affordable housing, access to public transportation, and location-
efficient housing, among other items. Unlocking Possibilities implementation grants would be
available to implement the plans as well as implementing projects to affirmatively further fair
housing. States, counties with populations of at least 200,000, and cities with populations of at
least 50,000, and/or census-designated “principal” cities of metropolitan areas are eligible grant
recipients.5 Regional planning agencies are eligible for planning grants but not yet the
implementation grants. MTC and ABAG—in close coordination with our regional and national
partners—are seeking an amendment to make regional agencies also eligible for implementation
grants as an additional funding tool for BAHFA.
Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund
The bill would also create a new $7.5 billion Community Restoration and Revitalization Fund, of
which $5.7 billion would be awarded as competitive grants to local partnerships—local
governments of all sizes are eligible joint applicants—that are led by nonprofits to develop and
implement plans to preserve and create affordable housing, increase access to opportunity, and
conduct neighborhood stabilization activities in communities experiencing cycles of blight and
limited access to opportunity. The remaining funds would be reserved for HUD technical
assistance and to support existing residents preserve equity in their homes and offset
displacement, as well as HUD administrative costs. MTC and ABAG, in close coordination with
our regional BAHFA coalition and national partners, are seeking to add regional planning
agencies as eligible joint applicants.
Other discretionary grant opportunities for local governments include a new $10 billion program
to address housing-related health hazards (primarily lead) in housing serving low-income
families (the bulk of this is reserved for non HUD-assisted housing) and $2.8 billion to fund
community development in neighborhoods surrounding public housing and other HUD multi-
family housing developments. These grants are structured to be similar to the Choice
Neighborhoods Initiative Program.
5 Grant eligibility is restricted to local governments that qualify as metropolitan cities and urban counties, the same
designation that qualifies a local government as an “entitlement” jurisdiction eligible to directly receive CDBG
funds. The Bay Area’s 38 CDBG entitlement grantees as of fiscal year 2021 can be found thorough the HUD FY
2021 Community Development Program office funding page.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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Homeownerships Programs
Regarding homeownership, the bill would invest $10 billion to provide first-time, first-
generation homebuyers with down payment assistance of up to $20,000 or 10 percent of the
home’s purchase price, whichever is less, though HUD has discretion to lift this cap for
economically disadvantaged home buyers. In high-cost areas—which would almost certainly
include the San Francisco Bay Area—assistance is limited to homebuyers earning up to 140
percent area median income (AMI).6 In San Francisco, for example, this would cover four-
person households earning up to $186,500 per year.7 Nearly $7 billion of these funds would be
distributed to states as a block grant via a needs-based formula that is yet-to-be-determined.
CDFIs and other qualified nonprofits could compete for $2.3 billion, and the remaining funds
would be reserved for financial counseling and HUD technical assistance.
In addition, the bill would create a $500 million program to subsidize 20-year mortgages for
first-generation homebuyers to accelerate wealth-building and a $100 million pilot program
targeted at helping homebuyers purchase low-cost ($100,000 or less) homes.
6 The bill does not define “high-cost area,” but in in 2020 the Federal Housing Administration reconfirmed all of
California as a “high-cost area” for the purposes of determining mortgage assistance caps.
7 HUD’s AMI and California’s AMI limits as determined by the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) for the purposes of implementing state programs can vary. For example, in 2021 HUD’s four-
person household AMI for San Francisco County is $133,200 while HCD’s is $149,600. This example utilizes San
Francisco’s income limits using HUD’s 2021 AMI threshold.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment B
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
Page 1 of 3
Build Back Better Transportation Provisions
September 23, 2021
(Summary is based on House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, House Energy &
Commerce Committee, and House Ways & Means Committee-passed bills)
The House Build Back Better plan would invest nearly $54 billion in surface transportation
investments that are targeted toward fighting climate change and improving equity. The bill would
also create new tools to finance transportation projects and update the tax code to support the
transition toward transportation electrification. This spending—which includes funding for high
speed rail, transit and sustainable transportation, electric vehicle tax incentives and charging
infrastructure —is intended to supplement the more than $630 billion in surface transportation
investments in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Transit and High Speed Rail
Encouragingly, the Build Back Better plan includes programs that can fund transit, but to work within
the parameters of the White House’s “no double dipping” rule, the funding would not come to transit
directly. First, the proposal would create a new $10 billion housing and transit access discretionary
grant program administered jointly by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) which would fund transit service and access improvements
for transit serving low income and disadvantaged communities, including bus corridor transit priority
investments; service expansion, frequency increases, and related fare subsidies; Americans with
Disabilities Act accessibility upgrades; and public transportation planning.
Second, the bill creates a new $4 billion competitive climate-focused grant program to support
transportation-related greenhouse gas emission reduction. About 25 percent of the money is reserved
for state-sponsored projects, $50 million for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to expand
federal performance standards for states to include greenhouse gas reduction targets, leaving the
remaining $3 billion for non-state entities, including metropolitan planning organizations, transit
agencies, and other local project sponsors. Funds would be distributed by FHWA on a competitive
basis for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide zero-emission transportation options,
reduce dependence on single-occupancy vehicle trips, or contribute to achieving net-zero greenhouse
gas emissions by 2050.
The bill also includes $10 billion for high speed rail, nearly $4 billion to supplement the
Reconnecting Communities funds from the bipartisan bill (but named “Neighborhood Access and
Equity Grants” so as to avoid the “double dipping” issue) and $6 billion for “local projects” that the
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is hoping can fund some or all of the House INVEST
Act earmarks, $209 million of which was designated for 61 Bay Area projects (note: this faces
practical and political hurdles).
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment B
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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Transportation and other Capital Infrastructure Financing
Encouragingly, the Build Back Better bill would authorize a new transportation, water, and school
infrastructure financing tool—qualified infrastructure bonds—modeled after the widely supported
Build America Bonds (BABs), which were made available from 2009 through 2010 via the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Instead of making interest on BABs exempt from federal income
taxes like typical tax-exempt municipal bonds, the federal government provided a direct subsidy. The
Bay Area Toll Authority and many states, local governments and transit agencies around the country
utilized BABs to finance transportation projects. Under the Build Back Better bill, issuers of the new
qualified infrastructure bonds could use them to finance capital infrastructure projects and receive a
direct federal payment to cover part of the interest cost. Bonds issued in 2022 through 2024 would be
subsidized at 35 percent (the BABs rate), after which the rate would phase down to 28 percent in
2027 and thereafter.
Importantly, the Build Back Better plan would also restore a key feature of municipal bond financing
that allows a one-time advance refunding of municipal bonds to refinance existing debt. In 2017,
Congress enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which eliminated the ability of states and municipalities
to issue tax-exempt advance refunding bonds.
Transportation Electrification
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
The Build Back Better Act would invest $13.5 billion in electric vehicle infrastructure to support
development of an electric vehicle charging network to assist the transition to zero emissions
vehicles. This funding would go toward construction of charging infrastructure in publicly accessible
locations, multi-unit housing structures, workplaces, ports and airports, and underserved areas. It
would also support electrification of industrial and medium-heavy duty vehicles. Additionally, funds
are included to support the development of energy transportation plans by state energy offices. These
funds would supplement the $7.5 billion already dedicated to alternative fuel charging infrastructure
in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is targeted toward expanding the
nation’s highway charging network.
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles
The Build Back Better bill would invest $5 billion to replace qualified heavy-duty vehicles—
including waste management trucks and school buses— with zero emission vehicles through a new
grant program at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Of note, although transit buses meet
the eligibility requirements to qualify for the funds, it’s unclear if the intent is to support transit
electrification. We expect there would be an opportunity during the program development process to
advocate for transit agency grant eligibility. This funding is on top of the $5 billion for electric school
buses and $5.6 billion for low- and no-emission transit buses in the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment B
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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Electric Vehicle Tax Incentives
The Build Back Better plan would boost the refundable electric vehicle (EV) income tax credit to up
to $12,500 per vehicle, up from the $7,500 tax credit currently available and includes strong union-
supported incentives. In order to qualify for the full credit, the vehicle must be assembled in the U.S.
with union labor (which would disqualify nonunion automakers such as Tesla and Toyota) and it
must contain a U.S.-built battery. In order to avoid subsidizing primarily high-income earners, the tax
credit value would begin to phase out once an individual’s modified adjustable gross income reaches
$400,000 ($600,000 for heads of household and $800,000 for married filing jointly) such that the
credit would reach zero dollars at an income of $468,000.
The plan would create a new refundable EV credit for the purchase of used plug-in electric cars. The
credit is capped at $2,500 or 30 percent of the sales price. Like the EV credit, this resale credit has an
income cap. Buyers with up to $75,000 in adjustable gross income ($112,500 for heads of household
and $150,000 for married filing jointly) would be able to claim the full credit, above which the credit
would begin to phase out. The credit would reach zero dollars at an income of $84,000.
Additionally, Build Back Better would create a commercial electric vehicle manufacturers tax credit
that could lower the purchase price of new electric transit buses, extend through 2031and increase the
alternative fuel refueling property tax credit, and extend through 2031 the alternative fuels excise tax
credit that benefits compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquified natural gas (LNG)-fueled transit
vehicles. Regarding bicycles, the bill would create a new electric bicycle tax credit (up to 15 percent
of the purchase price) and reinstates and expands bicycle commuter benefits, increasing the bike
benefit to up to $52.50 per month and extending the benefit to cover bike share.
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee
September 10, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
Infrastructure Bill Update
Subject: Status update regarding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Overview: On August 10, the Senate passed on a bipartisan basis the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA (H.R. 3684), a roughly $1 trillion
transportation, water, broadband and electric grid infrastructure bill that’s
intended to deliver on a portion of President Biden’s “Build Back Better”
jobs, climate and equity agenda. The “summary” section of this memo
includes highlights of the bill with additional details included in the
attachments.
Intersection with Reconciliation Bill and Next Steps
Senate Democrats and Speaker Pelosi’s intention is to supplement this
bipartisan infrastructure bill with a wide-ranging climate and social
programs stimulus bill that Democrats could pass via a simple majority
(reconciliation bill). The goal is that in combination, the bills would deliver
on President Biden’s “build back better” campaign promise such
that aspects of his agenda that weren’t addressed in the bipartisan
infrastructure bill would be included in the reconciliation bill, including
housing, electric vehicle incentives, building upgrades, health care,
childcare, and education (note: this is not an exhaustive list).
House Democrats in late August advanced this dual track approach by
adopting a rule that tees up a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill on
September 27 and approving the Senate’s $3.5 trillion budget blueprint,
which sets a spending ceiling for the reconciliation bill and divvies up that
spending among the respective policy committees. Policy committees—
which are charged with drafting legislation to determine how the
allocations will be spent—are expected to be working furiously to meet a
September 27 deadline to deliver on Speaker Pelosi’s goal of advancing the
two bills as a package. With so many moving pieces, it’s hard to predict the
path forward, but this ambitious timeline could set the stage for final bill
passage before the start of federal fiscal year 2022 (October 1). Staff will
provide a status update at your September committee meeting.
Summary: The IIIJA would invest nearly $1 trillion in transportation, water,
broadband, and power infrastructure as well as resilience investments. Of
this amount, approximately $550 billion would be new spending (the nearly
$1 trillion dollar amount reflects the cost to also maintain existing spending
levels (i.e., baseline) for certain infrastructure, including surface
transportation and water). Total spending amounts by infrastructure
category are detailed in the chart below.
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment C
October 8, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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September 10, 2021
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Spending Categories
($ in Billions)
Infrastructure Category Funding
Amount
Surface Transportation $639
FAST Act Reauthorization $477
IIJ Act Stimulus (supplemental spending) $157
Electric & Low Emission School Buses $5
Airports $25
Ports and Waterways $17
Water Infrastructure $91
Broadband $65
Power Infrastructure $65
Resilience, Western Water Storage and
Environmental Remediation $71
Transportation Total $681
Other Infrastructure Total $292
Total $973
Source: MTC analysis of H.R 3684, Eno Transportation
Weekly and
White House Fact Sheet
Transportation - $681 billion
Transportation infrastructure is by far the largest component of the
infrastructure bill. Regarding surface transportation, the bill combines a
roughly $475 billion five-year surface transportation reauthorization—a 56
percent increase above Congress’s last five-year transportation bill, the
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act—with approximately
$157 billion in supplemental one-time stimulus funding to be distributed to
more than two dozen grant programs over five years. We estimate that the
bill would provide about $4.5 billion in “guaranteed” funding for the Bay
Area via the highway and transit formula funds that MTC distributes. We
also expect Bay Area projects to receive a share of the state’s $4.5 billion
in bridge repair funds and dedicated resources for zero emission vehicle
charging and resilience projects. The bill would also provide funding for
airports, ports and waterways, as shown in the chart on Page 1.
The most unprecedented element of the deal is in the scale of new
discretionary grants that would be administered by the U.S. Department of
Transportation (USDOT); the bill would authorize approximately $150
billion in competitive grant funding that could help fund Bay Area surface
transportation priorities. (Note: this figure excludes funds dedicated to
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September 10, 2021
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geographies outside of the Bay Area, such as the Northeast Corridor). See
page 3 of Attachment A for additional details on the discretionary grants.
Water Infrastructure
Water infrastructure would be funded at approximately $91 billion and—
similar to surface transportation—includes a reauthorization of drinking
and wastewater funding ($36 billion) and provides supplemental one-time
stimulus funding to targeted programs. Nearly $53 billion would be
distributed through the existing drinking water and clean water state
revolving loan funds ($26.4 billion each) which provide grants to states for
loans supporting water infrastructure and water quality improvement
projects. An additional $15 billion would be available for lead pipe
replacement (to be administered through drinking water state revolving
loan funds) and $10 billion to address emerging pollutants. The remaining
funding would be distributed through various other programs.
Broadband/High-Speed Internet
The IIJA provides $65 billion to help build out broadband infrastructure,
assist states with developing and implementing digital equity plans, and to
subsidize the cost of Internet service for low-income households. Of the
funding, $42.5 billion would be reserved for a U.S. Department of
Commerce broadband buildout grant program for states. Each state would
receive a minimum of $100 million; remaining grant funding would be
determined via a formula based on each state’s proportionate number of
underserved and high-cost locations. Another significant component of the
broadband proposal is a $30/month voucher low-income families may use
for Internet service ($14.2 billion cost). This subsidy builds on the existing
Emergency Broadband Benefit established during the pandemic, removing
any sunset date for the benefit and expanding eligibility to more low-
income households. An estimated 10.6 million Californians would be
eligible for the benefit, according to a White House fact sheet.
Power Infrastructure and Clean Energy
The IIJA includes $65 billion to upgrade power infrastructure and increase
energy efficiency, creates a new Grid Deployment Authority, and invests in
clean energy research and technology. Investments of interest include: $5
billion in grants to states, grid operators, and other entities to harden the
electric grid against extreme weather events, $5 billion for demonstration
projects aimed at hardening and enhancing grid resilience, $3 billion for the
Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program with expanded eligibilities
to include improvements that increase flexibility in responding to natural
disasters and fluctuating demand , $8 billion to establish at least four
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September 10, 2021
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1 Weatherization funding could also be categorized under “power infrastructure and clean energy” funding.
2 Based on external infrastructure bill analyses, staff attributed Army Corps funding to the “resilience” category,
though a portion of the $17 billion most likely accounts for a significant amount of the “ports and waterways”
funding listed in the chart on Page 1.
regional clean hydrogen hubs, $550 million for the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant Program to support state and local governments
in investing in energy efficiency and conservation projects and $225
million for a Department of Energy competitive grant program for states or
regional partnerships to update their building energy codes.
Resilience, Western Water Storage, Environmental Remediation
The bill would provide about $71 billion for resilience, western water
storage and remediation, including funding for wildfire resilience, flood
mitigation, and ecosystem restoration. With regard to wildfires, the bill
includes $3.3 billion for wildfire risk reduction efforts, including controlled
burns, community wildfire defense grants, and funds to boost federal
firefighter salaries. The bill would additionally provide $2 billion for
federal ecological restoration projects to support fuel reduction. Other
investments of interest:
• $3.5 billion to supplement the Weatherization Assistance Program
that reduces energy costs for low-income households 1
• $1 billion is provided for the Federal Emergency Management
Administration (FEMA)’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and
Communities (BRIC) grants
• $1 billion for a new grant program for states and local governments
to develop and implement cybersecurity plans
• $24 million for San Francisco Bay restoration (funds will go to
EPA) and $132 million for the National Estuary Program, of
which an estimated $4.5 million would come directly to the San
Francisco Estuary Partnership over five years ($900,000/year).
This would more than double the Partnership’s current annual
federal funding of approximately $700,000.
• $17 billion for Army Corps of Engineers flood mitigation and
waterways management planning and projects, including $11.6
billion for construction (intended to support both unfunded projects
in the Army Corps pipeline and new construction).2
• More than $8 billion for water storage, recycling, and ecosystem
restoration intended to help make California and other western
states more resilient to drought
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Therese W. McMillan
• $1.2 billion over five years for brownfield remediation
• $3.5 billion for superfund remediation
Attachments: Attachment A: Summary of Surface Transportation Provisions of the IIJA
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
September 10, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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Summary of Surface Transportation Provisions
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
August 25, 2021
This writeup provides highlights of the transportation aspects of the Senate-passed Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs (IIJA) Act, with a focus on Bay Area impacts.
Investment and Jobs Act vs. FAST Act Comparison Chart
blank
FAST Act
(FY 2016-2020)
IIJ Act
(FY 2022-2026)
(Senate passed)
%
Increase
Surface Transportation
Authorizationi $ 305 billion $ 477 billion 56%
One-time General Fund
advance appropriation) ii - $ 157 billion N/A
Total $ 305 billion $ 634 billion 108%
Bay Area Highway and Transit Formula Funding Increase
The IIJA would substantially boost the Bay Area transit formula resources that MTC distributes,
and the Bay Area would receive a lesser but not insignificant boost in flexible highway funds.
Initial estimates are below and are subject to change.
Bay Area Transit
The IIJA would provide the Bay Area $3.4 billion in transit formula funds over five years vs. the
$2.3 billion in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) formula funds over the FAST Act period.
This increase would be a result of both a big boost in the federal transit formula funding from the
Highway Trust Fund (HTF)—a big win for the long-term as it would be very unusual for HTF-
funded federal transit (and highway) program funding levels to fall below this new baseline after
five years at this funding level—and because of additional one-time supplemental stimulus
funding to the Section 5337 State of Good Repair program, which we advocated for along with
our large transit system partners across the country.
Bay Area Transit Formula Fund Estimate
Blank FAST Act
(FY 2016-2020)1
IIJ Act
(FY 2022-2026)2
5-Year Funding
Increase
State of Good Repair $1.1 billion $1.7 billion $0.7 billion
Urbanized Area $1.1 billion $1.5 billion $0.4 billion
Other $0.1 billion $0.2 billion $0.1 billion
Total $2.3 billion $3.4 billion $1.1 billion
Note: Sums may not total due to rounding.
1. Amounts include FAST Act authorized funding plus Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) supplemental appropriations from FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020.
2. Amounts reflect IIJ transportation authorization and supplemental advance appropriations.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
September 10, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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Bay Area Flexible Highway, Climate and Bike/Ped Formula Funding
The IIJA would increase five-year funding totals for flexible highway program funding in the
Bay Area from $0.8 billion to $1.1 billion. Note that much of this increase is due to the new,
highly flexible Carbon Reduction formula program, which the Senate funded at the expense of
increasing the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program. Like
CMAQ, the Carbon Reduction Program has broad eligibilities including public transit, high
occupancy vehicle projects and congestion pricing. See chart below:
Bay Area Highway Formula Fund Estimate
FAST Act
(FY 2016-2020)*
IIJ Act
(FY 2022-2026)
5-Year Funding
Increase
Surface Transportation
Program $473 million $603 million $130 million
CMAQ $367 million $368 million $1 million
Transportation
Alternatives Program1 $38 million $70 million
$32 million
Carbon Reduction
Program (new) - $71 million
$71 million
Total $878 million $1.1 billion $234 million
1. Amount reflects only those program funds suballocated to the Bay Area for the regional
ATP program; does not include the Bay Area’s share of the states “any area” funds
Encouragingly, metropolitan planning resources that come directly to MTC would increase as
well, with the Metropolitan Planning program increasing by about 30 percent overall compared
to FAST Act levels (FAST Act FY 2016-2020 vs. proposed FY 2022-2026 funding).
California Funding for Bridges, Resilience and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
The State of California would receive a much larger increase in formula funds (proportionately
and dollar amount) compared to the suballocated formula programs, including five-year totals of
approximately $4.2 billion from a flexible new bridge repair formula program ($27.5 billion
nationwide) and approximately $380 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Additionally, California would receive over the five year timeframe roughly $2.6 billion in
funding that could be used for resilience-focused investments, $630 million from a new
resilience-focused formula program for states and up to $1.9 billion of the state’s anticipated
$12.8 billion in National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) highway funding (highway
and bridge resilience would be newly eligible for up to 15 percent of NHPP funding). We expect
there will be legislation at the state level to implement these new programs, providing an
opportunity to advocate for an approach that maximizes funding for the Bay Area.
Additionally, California’s Trade Corridors Enhancements Program and “any area” Active
Transportation Program would both be expected grow in accordance with the funding increases
proposed for the federal freight formula program and federal Transportation Alternatives
Program since state law directs these federal funds to these programs.
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September 10, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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Opportunity for Bay Area Projects to Compete for $150 billion in Discretionary Grants
Bay Area projects (large and small) could also receive substantial direct federal investment via
funding for existing and new discretionary grant programs. In addition to huge dollar amounts,
the focus of the grant programs reflects many of the Plan Bay Area 2050 priorities and in general
the selection criteria are Bay Area/large metro-friendly (ex: points for national and regional
economic benefits). Grant programs of interest are listed below.
Of note, the IIJA authorizes approximately $190 billion in discretionary grants, however a
portion of those funds are reserved for geographies outside the Bay Area (notably the Northeast
Corridor), thus the Bay Area would be eligible to compete for approximately $150 billion in
discretionary grant funds. Of this, $95 billion is “guaranteed” funding—i.e., grants are either
funded from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) or one-time supplemental general fund stimulus
(upfront stimulus)—while the $55 billion in non-stimulus general fund authorizations (GF) are
much less certain as they are subject to annual appropriations.
Transit, Bridge, Climate, Rail, Safety, and Priority Project Discretionary Grant Programs
(Note: National five-year totals. Fund sources listed to provide indication as to level of
certainty that the funding will be made available.)
Highway and Bridge
• Bridge Investment Program - $15.8 billion for a new bridge program
o $9.2 billion in upfront stimulus funding, plus $3.3 billion guaranteed from the
reauthorization (HTF) and $3.3 billion in general funds subject to annual
appropriations
o Program would provide multi-year grants for major bridge improvements, like
full funding grant agreements for bridges. BATA bridges and Golden Gate Bridge
could apply. Smaller projects could be funded too.
• Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants (alternative fuel vehicles) - $2.5 billion
(HTF)
Transit and Intercity Passenger Rail
• Capital Investment Grants - $23 billion
o $8 billion in one-time upfront stimulus funding plus $15 billion subject to
appropriation (vs. $12 billion in the FAST Act).
o Program funds transit modernization and expansion projects
• Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail – $43.5 billion
o $36 billion in upfront funding, of which at least $12 billion may be spent outside
the Northeast Corridor; $7.5 billion in additional funds subject to annual
appropriations, of which not less than $3.4 billion must be spent outside the
Northeast Corridor)
o Expanded eligibilities to allow program to fund new and expanded intercity rail
(e.g. California High Speed Rail), in addition to the program’s historic focus on
Amtrak and other intercity rail service’s state of good repair
• Amtrak - $30 billion (roughly 40 percent is reserved for the Northeast corridor)
o $19.2 billion in upfront stimulus and an additional $11 billion subject to annual
appropriations
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
September 10, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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• Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) - $10 billion
o $5 billion in upfront stimulus funding and $5 billion subject to annual
appropriations
o Program funds rail safety, efficiency and reliability improvements. Examples of
eligible projects include capital projects to reduce congestion and facilitate
ridership growth and highway-rail grade crossing improvements.
• Railroad Crossing Elimination Program - $5.5 billion
o New program funded at $3 billion in upfront stimulus funding and $2.5 billion
subject to annual appropriations
o Supplements the longstanding Rail-Highway Grade Crossing program funding
that is distributed to states via formula, funded through the HTF at $1.2 billion
(FAST Act funded the program at $1.1 billion).
• Low- and Zero-Emission Bus Program (transit) – $5.6 billion
o $375 million guaranteed from the reauthorization (HTF) and $5.25 billion in
upfront stimulus
• ADA Accessibility Improvements for Legacy Rail Systems - $1.75 billion (upfront
stimulus) (new program)
• Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement - $1.5 billion (HTF)
• Electric or Low-Emission Ferry Program - $500 million
o $250 million in upfront stimulus funding, plus $250 million subject to annual
appropriations
Multimodal Mobility, Economy, Safety, and Climate Programs
• National Infrastructure Project Assistance - $15 billion
o $5 billion in upfront stimulus funding and $10 billion subject to annual
appropriations
o Program would provide multiyear grant agreements for large projects
o Multimodal eligibility, including for integrated intercity and commuter rail
projects, as advocated by MTC and national partners
• Local and Regional Project Assistance - $15 billion
o $7.5 billion in upfront stimulus funding plus $7.5 billion subject to annual
appropriations
o Authorizes RAISE (BUILD/TIGER)
• INFRA (multimodal freight program) - $8 billion
o $4.8 billion from the HTF and $3.2 billion in upfront stimulus appropriations
• Safe Streets and Roads for All - $6 billion
o $5 billion in one-time upfront stimulus funding, $1 billion subject to annual
appropriations
o Grants for local jurisdictions and metropolitan planning organizations to develop
and implement Vision Zero safety plans
• Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program - $2 billion (HTF)
o Grants for highway and bridge improvement, freight and safety projects in
urbanized areas less than 200,000 in population. Travel demand management
projects are also eligible.
o States, regional transportation planning organizations, local governments, and
multijurisdictional groups may apply.
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Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Attachment A
September 10, 2021 Agenda Item 4a
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• PROTECT resilience grants - $1.4 billion (HTF)
o States, locals, metropolitan planning organizations, and other transportation
authorities may apply.
• Reconnecting Communities - $1 billion
o $500 million from the HTF, $500 million in upfront stimulus
o Grants may fund planning and construction to remove or retrofit highways and
restore community connectivity
• SMART (Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grant Program) -
$1 billion
o $500 million in upfront stimulus; $500 million subject to annual appropriations
o Eligible projects include automated and connected vehicle infrastructure
deployment, transit signal prioritization, and other technology-related
transportation system improvements
• Congestion Relief Program - $250 million (HTF)
o New flexible major metro congestion reduction program. Eligibilities are broad
and allow for congestion pricing on existing Interstate highways
Note: CRISI and Railroad Crossing Elimination Programs could also fall in the “safety
program” category.
i Transportation authorization bill funding reflects both Highway Trust Fund (HTF) amounts—which are essentially
“guaranteed”—in addition to those funding amounts authorized but subject to the uncertainty of the annual
appropriations process. The FAST Act’s $305 billion price tag reflected $282 in HTF proceeds and only $23 billion
in general funds while the IIJA would provide $383 billion in HTF funding, with $94 billion subject to annual
appropriations.
ii Chart does not yet reflect the FY 2018 through FY 2020 Highway Improvement Program and Transit
Infrastructure Grants, which supplemented highway and transit funding.
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RN2115635 AP 6
INTRODUCED BY SENIOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER KROHN
(COAUTHOR: SENIOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER VANACKEREN)
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST
AP 6: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES:
SENIORS AND DISABLED PERSONS.
THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION RESTRICTS THE EXPENDITURE OF
REVENUES FROM FEES AND TAXES IMPOSED BY THE STATE UPON VEHICLES, OR
THEIR USE OR OPERATION, TO STATE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
LAWS REGULATING THE USE, OPERATION, OR REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES,
RESEARCH, PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND
OPERATION OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AND RESEARCH, PLANNING,
CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF EXCLUSIVE PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT
GUIDEWAYS, AS SPECIFIED. THESE RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO REVENUES
FROM TAXES OR FEES IMPOSED UNDER THE SALES AND USE TAX LAW OR THE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEE LAW.
UNDER EXISTING LAW, PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES ARE FUNDED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING THE STATE TRANSPORTATION FUND.
THIS MEASURE WOULD MEMORIALIZE THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
GOVERNOR TO ENACT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CREATE THE ACCESSIBLE
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TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT IN THE STATE TRANSPORTATION FUND, ESTABLISH
A NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE OR VEHICLE LICENSE FEE TO FUND THE
ACCOUNT, REQUIRE MONEYS IN THE ACCOUNT TO BE USED TO FUND
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED
PERSONS, AND AUTHORIZE CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
AGENCIES TO OVERSEE LOCAL EXPENDITURES OF THE MONEYS IN THE
ACCOUNT.
VOTE: MAJORITY.
AP 6: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
WHEREAS, THE SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
(PART 13 (COMMENCING WITH SECTION 15950) OF DIVISION 3 OF TITLE 2 OF THE
GOVERNMENT CODE), WHICH WAS ENACTED IN 1979, WAS INTENDED TO
IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE REQUIRED BY SOCIAL SERVICE
RECIPIENTS BY PROMOTING THE CONSOLIDATION OF SOCIAL SERVICE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; AND
WHEREAS, IN THE 42 YEARS SINCE THE SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT ACT WAS ENACTED, DEMAND FOR ACCESSIBLE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, IN PARTICULAR
FOR SERVICES THAT IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE
RAPIDLY GROWING POPULATION OF OLDER CALIFORNIANS AND TO
CALIFORNIANS WITH DISABILITIES; AND
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WHEREAS, CHAPTER 5 OF THE STATUTES OF 2017 ESTABLISHED FUNDING
SOURCES FOR VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, BUT DID NOT DEDICATE
FUNDING TO ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR OLDER OR DISABLED
CALIFORNIANS; AND
WHEREAS, TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FUNDING DECISIONS DO NOT
REGULARLY PRIORITIZE ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR OLDER
OR DISABLED CALIFORNIANS; AND
WHEREAS, THE RECENT MASTER PLAN FOR AGING, COMPLETED IN 2021,
ADDRESSED NUMEROUS POLICY AREAS CRITICAL TO OLDER CALIFORNIANS;
HOWEVER, NO MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS TO ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES WERE INCLUDED; AND
WHEREAS, SENIOR-ORIENTED MOBILITY SERVICES, AS CURRENTLY
ORGANIZED AND FUNDED, DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE
STATE’S INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE; AND
WHEREAS, ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY
PROVIDED BY TRANSIT AGENCIES, CITIES, COUNTIES, NONPROFIT AGENCIES,
SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS, YET NO
SINGLE AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION FALLS NATURALLY INTO A LEADERSHIP
ROLE; AND
WHEREAS, IN MANY AREAS, IN ORDER TO EXPAND TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND FRIENDLY TO SENIORS AND THAT
EXCEED TRADITIONAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, ADDITIONAL FUNDING,
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RELIABLE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES, AND A BROADER LEVEL OF
COMMUNITY INPUT AND DECISIONMAKING AUTHORITY IS NECESSARY; AND
WHEREAS, PLANS TO EXPAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WOULD OFTEN
PROVIDE FUNDING THROUGH NEW TAXES; HOWEVER, OPPONENTS TO THESE
PLANS OFTEN OBJECT TO THESE PLANS BECAUSE OF THEIR COSTS; AND
WHEREAS, COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, WHICH HAVE EXPERTISE IN THE
PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, AND DIRECTLY ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES, ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE ENTITIES TO ADMINISTER
FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; AND
WHEREAS, TRANSIT AUTHORITIES AND TRANSIT DISTRICTS SHOULD ALSO
COLLABORATE WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT PROVIDERS OF
SOCIAL SERVICES, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS TO
PROVIDE SENIORS WITH BETTER ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES; AND
WHEREAS, THIS COLLABORATION WILL ENABLE FUNDING TO TARGET THE
NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS WHO ARE UNABLE, DUE TO THEIR HEALTH OR
DISABILITY, TO USE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PUBLIC TRANSIT; AND
WHEREAS, WHILE FUNDING DECISIONS ARE PRIMARILY CONTROLLED BY
LOCAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSIT
AGENCIES, FUNDING SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED JOINTLY AT THE STATE LEVEL
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THESE DEPARTMENTS HAVE
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CRITICAL EXPERTISE IN SERVING THE TARGET POPULATION; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT
RESOLVED, BY THE SENIOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SENIOR SENATE, JOINTLY,
THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AT ITS 2021
REGULAR SESSION, A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS VOTING THEREFOR, HEREBY
PROPOSES THAT THE ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT BE CREATED IN
THE STATE TRANSPORTATION FUND, A NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE OR
VEHICLE LICENSE FEE BE ESTABLISHED TO FUND THE ACCOUNT, MONEYS IN THE
ACCOUNT BE USED TO FUND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR
SENIORS AND DISABLED PERSONS, AND CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES AGENCIES BE AUTHORIZED TO OVERSEE LOCAL EXPENDITURES OF
THE MONEYS IN THE ACCOUNT; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RESPECTFULLY MEMORIALIZES THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ENACT APPROPRIATE
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE CONCERNS SET FORTH IN THIS
MEASURE; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THIS MEASURE BE TRANSMITTED TO THE
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE,
AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
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WHEREAS, THE SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT ACT, PASSED IN 1979, WAS INTENDED TO IMPROVE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE REQUIRED BY SOCIAL SERVICE
RECIPIENTS BY PROMOTING THE CONSOLIDATION OF SOCIAL
SERVICE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; AND
WHEREAS, IN THE 42 YEARS SINCE THE SOCIAL SERVICE
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT WAS PASSED, THERE HAS
BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR ACCESSIBLE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR SERVICES THAT
IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE RAPIDLY GROWING
POPULATION OF OLDER CALIFORNIANS AND THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES; AND
WHEREAS, SENATE BILL 1, PASSED IN 2017, INCLUDED FUNDING
FOR MANY TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, BUT NONE DEDICATED TO
ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT FOR OLDER AND DISABLED CALIFORNIANS;
AND
WHEREAS, OFTEN, TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND FUNDING
DECISIONS DO NOT REGULARLY PRIORITIZE ACCESSIBLE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO OLDER PERSONS AND THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES; AND
WHEREAS, THE RECENT MASTER PLAN FOR AGING, COMPLETED
IN 2021, ADDRESSED NUMEROUS POLICY AREAS CRITICAL TO
OLDER CALIFORNIANS, HOWEVER, NO MEANINGFUL
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS WERE INCLUDED; AND
WHEREAS, SENIOR ORIENTED MOBILITY SERVICES AS
CURRENTLY ORGANIZED AND FUNDED DO NOT HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE STATE’S INCREASING NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65; AND
WHEREAS, ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ARE
CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY TRANSIT AGENCIES, CITIES, COUNTIES,
NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND HEALTH
INSURANCE, YET NO SINGLE AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION FALLS
NATURALLY INTO A LEADERSHIP ROLE; AND
WHEREAS, IN MANY AREAS, IN ORDER TO EXPAND
TRANSPORTATION OFFERINGS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND
FRIENDLY TO SENIORS THAT GO BEYOND TRADITIONAL TRANSIT
SERVICES, ADDITIONAL FUNDING, RELIABLE INSTITUTIONAL
STRUCTURES, AND A BROADER LEVEL OF COMMUNITY INPUT AND
DECISIONMAKING AUTHORITY IS NECESSARY; AND
WHEREAS, A NUMBER OF PLANS TO EXPAND TRANSPORTATION
OFFERINGS ARE OFTEN FUNDED VIA NEW TAXES, HOWEVER, THESE
PLANS ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT OBJECTED TO BECAUSE OF
COST ISSUES; AND
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WHEREAS, COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, WITH THEIR EXPERTISE IN
PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, AND DIRECTLY
ELECTED REPRESENTATION ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE ENTITY
TO ADMINISTER FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES; AND
WHEREAS, TRANSIT AUTHORITIES AND TRANSIT DISTRICTS
SHOULD ALSO COLLABORATE WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENTS,
ALONG WITH NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND
SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE SENIORS BETTER ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS; AND
WHEREAS, THIS COLLABORATION WILL ENABLE FUNDING TO
TARGET THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS WHO ARE UNABLE, DUE
TO THEIR HEALTH OR DISABILITY, TO USE SERVICES PROVIDED BY
PUBLIC TRANSIT; AND
WHEREAS, WHILE FUNDING DECISIONS ARE PRIMARILY
CONTROLLED BY LOCAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES
AND PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES, FUNDING SHOULD BE
ADMINISTERED JOINTLY AT THE STATE LEVEL BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AS THESE DEPARTMENTS
HAVE CRITICAL EXPERTISE IN SERVING THE TARGET POPULATION;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, BY THE SENIOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SENIOR SENATE,
JOINTLY, THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AT ITS 2021 REGULAR SESSION, A MAJORITY OF THE
MEMBERS VOTING THEREFOR, HEREBY PROPOSES THAT THE
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT BE CREATED IN THE
STATE TRANSPORTATION FUND, A NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION
FEE OR VEHICLE LICENSE FEE BE ESTABLISHED TO FUND THE
ACCOUNT, AND CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
AGENCIES SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE LOCAL
EXPENDITURES OF ACCOUNT FUNDS; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RESPECTFULLY MEMORIALIZES THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ENACT
APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS SET FORTH IN THIS MEASURE; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THIS MEASURE BE TRANSMITTED TO
THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF
THE SENATE, AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
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