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Federal Legislative Status Report
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Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority regularly updates the Legislative and Communications Committee on policy and regulatory issues directly impacting the agency’s programs, projects, and operations. This update provides an outline of the transportation impacts resulting from budget reconciliation negotiations following the recent agreement on a budget resolution, an overview of the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 and its implications for federal transit grant certification, an update on a compliance letter issued by the United States Department of Transportation outlining requirements for continued eligibility for federal funding, and a summary of two congressional hearings: one pertaining to transit policies and programs and the other related to the Highway Trust Fund.
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