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Funding Updates for Capital Projects and Creation of a Policy to Guide Redistribution of Savings for Federal Funds
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Overview
The Southern California Association of Governments approved the project selection list for the federal fiscal year 2026-27 and 2027-28 Surface Transportation Block Grant/Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program at their Regional Council on December 4, 2025. Orange County local agencies, the Orange County Transportation Authority, and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority were awarded $215.569 million through this call for projects nominations. A policy for the use of additional funding and programming adjustments to some projects is presented for the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors’ review and approval.
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Recommendation(s)
A. Approve the programming of $128.668 million in federal Surface Transportation Block Grant Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding to seven regional projects.
B. Approve the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Savings Policy.
C. Authorize the reallocation of $40.486 million in previously programmed SB 125 (Chapter 54, Statues of 2023) Transit Program funds from Construction Critical Rail Infrastructure: Rail Track and Structures to Stabilize Rail and Bus Operations: Metrolink Fare Revenue Loss Project.
D. Authorize the use of $27.866 million in Measure M2 funds for Construction Critical Rail Infrastructure: Rail Track and Structures to replace SB 125 Transit Program funds previously programmed to Construction Critical Rail Infrastructure: Rail Track and Structures for the rehabilitation budget in fiscal year 2024-25 and fiscal year 2025-26.
E. Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement Program to facilitate the above actions.