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TRANSACTIONS NEWSLETTER ONLINE

September 1999
MTC Revamps Committee Structure

As MTC has taken on the additional roles of the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and the Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways (SAFE), its committees have proliferated. In July, the Commission streamlined the agency's standing committees, in the process simplifying the panels' names and clarifying their mandates. The new committee structure will take effect in November.

Meeting the second Wednesday of the month:
9:30 a.m., Administration Committee - Oversees the operation and management of the Commission staff, approves consultant contracts and sets agency financial policies.

10:30 a.m., Programming and Allocations Committee - Recommends programming of funds for projects in the State Transportation Improvement Program and the federal Transportation Improvement Program, and reviews projects for consistency with regional priorities and air quality laws.

11 a.m., BATA Oversight Committee - Oversees the work of BATA, which serves as a fiscal watchdog for the revenue generated by the region's seven state-owned bridges as well as for a $1.3 billion program to update and expand the bridges.

Meeting the second Friday of the month:
9: 30 a.m., Planning and Operations Committee - Recommends revisions to the Regional Transportation Plan -- MTC's evolving 20-year blueprint for Bay Area transportation -- and oversees MTC's operational and transit coordination activities.

10:30 a.m., Legislation Committee - Recommends MTC legislative policy, represents the Commission in the legislative process, and oversees the Commission's public information and citizen participation programs.

11 a.m., SAFE Operations Committee - Directs the work of motorist-aid programs administered by SAFE, including the region's call box and Freeway Service Patrol network.

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