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AB 1941LA Metro Board MembershipAssembly Member Chris R.
Holden
SUMMARY
AB 1941 will add two members to the Board of the LosAngeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority(LA Metro). The new
members will consist of one votingmember appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rulesand one voting member appointed by the Speaker
ofthe Assembly.
BACKGROUND
LA Metro serves as the transportation planner,coordinator,
designer, builder and operator for the 9.6million Californians
living within Los Angeles County.
The agency frequently provides local management forlarge
state-funded highway construction projects,including the SR 405, SR
710 and SR 605 corridorexpansions. LA Metro operates an overall
budget of$4.95 billion per year.
The existing Board consists of 14 members includingfour members
from the City of Los Angeles and fivemembers of the Los Angeles
County Board ofSupervisors. Four members of the Board represent
localgovernments outside the City of Los Angeles, and
despite providing millions of dollars in funding annually,the
State of California has no voting representatives onthe LA Metro
Board.
As implementation of SB 375 (2008) continues, moreregional and
statewide cooperation on large transitinfrastructure projects is
needed. Many of those wholive and work in Los Angeles County
commute daily todestinations in the neighboring counties.
Thewidespread geographic reach of LA Metros servicearea
necessitates that Board members consider the
impact of Board decisions on those Californians livingoutside of
an individual members local constituency.
EXISTING LAW
Public Utilities Code 130000: Establishes the
CountyTransportation Commissions Act and sets generalguidelines for
County Transportation Commissions.
Public Utilities Code 130051: Establishes the Boardof the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan TransportationAuthority at 14
members.
THE SOLUTION
AB 1941 adds two legislative appointments to the Boardof LA
Metro. These members, appointed by stateleadership, will enhance
the regional perspectiverequired for a modern transportation board.
Currently,projects including the SR 605 and SR 405
interchangeproject, the SR 14 carpool extension and the MetroGold
Line Foothill extension all require LA Metro tocoordinate projects
that extend to the county border andbeyond.
Californias continuing efforts to develop regionalsolutions to
greenhouse gas emissions and cut down onvehicle miles traveled
requires the development of acomprehensive transportation solution.
By adding astatewide perspective to the Board of LA
Metro,Californias largest county will continue to
developsustainable solutions for the states transportation
future.
Support/Opposition
Support:
Opposition:
Contact: Nicholas D. [email protected]
916-319-2041 || 916-319-2141 (fax)
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
