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LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY ISSUES


Governor Spotlights Transportation Funding Success at AGC Legislative Summit


By Carol Eaton C


alifornia Governor Jerry Brown kicked off AGC of California’s 2017 Legislative


Summit in early May in Sacramento with an address that spotlighted the recent passage of SB 1, the landmark infrastructure funding plan that will generate more than $5 billion annually for state and local transportation projects.


Te governor spoke to a gathering


of more than 130 AGC contractors and associated construction industry leaders, where he thanked them for their efforts in support of the measure and the work ahead to begin building roads and other needed projects that show immediate results to taxpayers.


in which he offered his perspective from over four decades of public service, including as the longest serving governor in state history. He pointed out that the state’s economic and political landscape, combined with years of pent-up need for infra- structure funding, set the stage for passage of the measure by two-thirds vote of both houses. SB 1 was advanced


by the Transportation Chairs of both the Senate and Assembly, Senator Jim Beall and Assembly Member Jim Frazier, and championed by the governor, who signed it into law on April 28, 2017. Te measure known as the Road Recovery and Repair Act of 2017 represents a key victory for construction industry organizations such as AGC and Transportation California, which joined a broad coalition of business and industry


Governor Brown with AGC President Mike Mencarini.


groups to advocate for its passage. Governor Brown alluded to the


“Tanks a lot for your support, and


let’s start building stuff and get it done so people feel when they’re spending that money they’re getting something for it,” Governor Brown said. “I’m going to do everything I can and I hope you’ll do everything you can to work aggressively [to build the projects quickly].”


Over Four Decades of Service Te governor drew both laughter


and applause during an address 8 July/August 2017


“The key to leadership and the key to good advocacy is knowing when the moment is at hand where you can get something done. And when it came to the transportation bill, this was the moment in time.” – Gov. Jerry Brown


difficulty getting the final votes to secure passage of the measure. “A lot of the reason we passed the gas tax bill is we didn’t pass one for so long,” he said. “If you want roads, you’ve got to pay for them. It took a collective effort plus mounting frustration with the potholes, deterioration and people not doing anything about it [for so long].” He added, “Te key to leadership


and the key to good advocacy is knowing when the moment is at hand where you can get something done. And when it came to the transpor- tation bill, this was the moment in time.”


Assemblymember Gray Also Addresses AGC


California Assemblymember Adam


Gray (D-Merced) also addressed AGC members at the Legislative Summit’s opening session. Gray introduced the governor, saying, “As he has done on so


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