Committees
As SCAG's 84 member governing board, the Regional Council conducts the affairs of SCAG; implements the General Assembly's policy
decisions; acts upon policy recommendations from SCAG policy committees and external agencies; appoints committees to study specific problems
and programs; and amends, decreases or increases the proposed budget to be reported to the General Assembly.
The Executive Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the Committee by the Regional Council.
The Energy and Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited
to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis.
The role of the Community, Economic and Human Development Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain
to the regional issues of community, economic and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans and programs of regional significance for consistency and conformity with applicable regional plans.
The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the
regional issues of mobility, air (quality), transportation control measures and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional
Council.
Major programs that are under the purview of Transportation Committee are Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), Regional Transportation Improvement
Program (RTIP), Aviation, Highway, Transportation Finance and Transportation Conformity.
