State and Local News

• Regional Commuter Benefit Legislation Vetoed
  August 2011
• FY 2011-12 State Budget Transportation Highlights
  August 2011
• State Budget Update Forecasts Higher State Transit Assistance Funding
  May 2011
• Transportation Elements in Governor Brown's Proposed FY 2011-12 State Budget
  February 2011
• MTC Endorses Comprehensive Fix to Protect State Transportation Funding
  February 2011
• November 2010 Election Wrap-up (PDF)
  November 2010
• Overview of FY 2010-11 State Budget
  October 2010
• MTC Adopts Positions on Upcoming Local and State Ballot Measures
  September 2010
• Governor Signs Complex Gas Tax Swap
  March 2010
• Governor Proposes Elimination of State Transit Funding
  January 2010
• FY 2009-10 State Budget Diverts Over $1 Billion in Public Transit Funds
  September 2009

Legislative Links

Contact: Randy Rentschler rrentschler@mtc.ca.gov

Federal News

• New Bills Introduced in House & Senate for Transportation Reauthorization
  January 2012
• Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Bill to Restructure the Federal Transportation Program
  December 2011
• Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Releases MAP-21 Bill
  November 2011
• President Obama Proposes New Transportation Investment Through the American Jobs Act
  September 2011
• President Obama Signs 6-Month Extension of Surface Transportation Act
  September 2011
• Infrastructure Report Card
  The American Society of Civil Engineers has issued an updated report card assessing the state of our infrastructure in the United States, and the nation’s overall G.P.A. is a miserable D. In the transportation arena, America’s bridges earned the highest mark of C, railroads were a C-, public transit was a D, and roads got the worst grade at D-
• MTC's 32nd Annual Report to Congress
  In our 32nd Annual Report to Congress, we recommend Congress adopt a multi-year surface transportation program in 2011 at the funding levels proposed by President Obama in his FY 2011-12 budget.

MTC Advocacy

• 2012 Final Legislative Program (PDF)
• Recent Legislation Committee meeting packets
• Upcoming Legislation Committee Meetings
• Current Legislative History (PDF)
• Annual reports to State Legislature and Congress