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problem, but the discord comes when we talk about the solutions.” Mayes said his preference is to
get transportation funding “out of the hands of Sacramento as much as possible, and push it down to local agencies.”
Will Kempton Highlights Funding Chasm
In his closing address during Assembly Leader Chad Mayes
for “big reform” when it comes to regulatory issues and in particular the way that CEQA impacts development in California. “Tere are very few moments that
you have to be able to accomplish big things. When it comes to transpor- tation, this is one of the few moments that we have to accomplish big things,” Mayes said of the California legis- lature. “I don’t know of any republican or democrat that doesn’t believe in the
AGC’s Legislative meetings, Trans- portation California Executive Director Will Kempton outlined the magnitude of the transportation funding problem facing California, which has included declining revenue even as the state’s infrastructure needs continue to grow. Without a funding solution, Kempton pointed out that the California Transportation Commission has said there are now some $754 million in projects that will have to be taken out of the five-year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which includes allocations for state highway improvements, intercity
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rail, and regional highway and transit improvements. “Our continuing transportation
funding problem is the most critical issue facing our state legislature this year,” Kempton said. “Delay is not an option. Every day that goes by that we don’t have a new revenue source is money that is lost, money for fixing our system.”
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