1. Secure a stable and reliable long term surface transportation reauthorization bill, and annual appropriations bills in accordance with current Legislative Platform and Board of Directors (Board)-approved project and program requests. 2. Advocate at the Congressional and Executive Branch levels for federal funding for OCTA projects and programs, including Community Project Funding (CPF) and Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS). 3. Advocate on behalf of OCTA’s position on Southern California regional issues in Washington DC, including the 2028 Olympics, air quality mandates, regional goods movement and rail. 4. Seek to maximize funding for all OCTA modal programs in the next surface transportation reauthorization bill, seeking to protect OCTA’s discretion in the use and programming of federal funds and maximizing funding on a formula basis. 5. Seek to streamline and accelerate the delivery of federally funded projects, mitigating any impacts from federal regulatory requirements. 6. Advocate for funding of compliance costs for any new federally mandated requirements. 7. Advocate for federal intercity passenger rail funding and permit streamlining for the San Luis Obispo-Los Angeles-San Diego (LOSSAN) corridor, including recommendations for the future protection of the corridor.
