Agenda

State:
Bus Operations Subcommittee
Minutes/Action Items
September 15, 2015
• September 11, 2015 was the end of session. All bills that
needed to be pushed through needed to meet that
deadline.
• AB726 (Nazarian): Vehicles. This bill authorizes Metro to
operate articulated buses up to 82 feet long on the Orange
Line. The Bill also requires Metro to establish a route
review committee prior to operating the vehicles and that
implementation of the buses be contingent upon specified
conditions. The Bill also makes implementation of the
vehicles contingent upon specified collective bargaining
requirements. The Bill passed and is pending signature by
the Governor.
• AB194 (Frazier): High-occupancy Toll Lanes. This Bill
authorizes a regional transportation agency to apply to the
Commission to develop and operate HOT lanes or other
toll facilities. It also removes the existing limitation on the
number of facilities that may be approved. The Bill passed
and is pending signature by the Governor.
• SB767 (De Leon) Transaction and Use Tax. This Bill
would authorize LA Metro to place a sales tax measure on
the ballot. The bill has been moved to enrollment.
• AB1250 (Bloom) Bus Weight. This Bill would recalibrate
the weight limits for transit buses established under state
law. This Bill was passed and moved to enrollment on
September 16, 2015.
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