FPTA 2010 Legislative Agenda

Earmark Book 2010

1. FPTA will support efforts to obtain for transit and transportation a portion of the new auto related fees passed in 2009.

2. FPTA will oppose measures that mandate portions of our local transit systems to be privatized.

3. FPTA will support legislation that restricts use of texting and non-furnished electronic devices by transit employees while vehicles are in motion.

4. FPTA will support measures that allow adequate funding for the Road Ranger Program.

5. FPTA will support measures that allow for increased funding of the Transportation Disadvantaged program through an increase in auto tag fees.

6. FPTA will support measures that allow community colleges to support local transit by using student fees.

7. FPTA will oppose measures that mandate certain work breaks for bus operators as imposing on local management and control issues.

8. FPTA will support the indexing of Local Option Motor Fuel prices in a manner similar to the current indexing of the state motor fuel tax.

9. FPTA will support allowing counties to impose local option motor fuel taxes by a majority, rather than a super-majority vote, of  county commissions.

10. FPTA will oppose the recouping of currently committed General  Revenue funds to the Transportation Trust Fund for other purposes.