EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 17, 2002
SUBJECT: STATE LEGISLATION
ACTION: APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON STATE LEGISLATION
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Metro Board of Directors consider the following positions:
A. Proposition 42 (Dutra) – Proposition 42 would permanently dedicate the sales tax on gasoline to transportation purposes. SUPPORT
B. AB 629 (Oropeza) – AB 629 would require two-way communication devices on specified public transit vehicles. SUPPORT – WORK WITH AUTHOR
ISSUE
Staff reviews numerous transportation-related bills throughout the legislative session. The attached analyses identify two significant bills which staff believes the Metro Board of Directors should take positions.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachments A & B: Legislative Analyses
Prepared
by:
Michael Turner
Administrator, Government Relations
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Claudette
A. Moody
Roger
Snoble
Director, Government Relations
Chief Executive Officer