Legislation

The SCAG State and Federal Legislative Program contains the Regional Council's positions on policies and legislative initiatives that need the leadership and support of Congress and the California State legislature to successfully meet the major transportation, housing, and environmental challenges facing the SCAG region.

In Congress, SCAG's priorities include: funding for projects designed to increase the mobility of goods movement in the SCAG region; reauthorization of Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (see Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007); identification of SCAG priorities for inclusion in the reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU; and support for appropriation requests.

In the State Legislature, SCAG's priorities are to support legislation providing for a pilot project in the SCAG region for the Regional Housing Needs Assessment that incorporates an integrated process including SCAG's Blueprint; support for the distribution of infrastructure bonds approved by the voters in November 2006 in a manner favorable to the SCAG region; and legislation permitting tribal governments to enter into a joint powers authority with SCAG.