City Council

(12) 23-0002-S3 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) and RESOLUTIONS relative to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the Los Angeles Harbor Department (POLA) 2023-2024 proposed legislative program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR: APPROVE the accompanying RESOLUTIONS recommending legislative positions for the 2023 - 2024 Federal and State Legislative Program, as submitted by POLA and attached to the Council file, to support legislative proposals that would: Streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearance process, and allow the use of state-prepared NEPA documents and clearances for National Highway Freight Network projects. Utilize unspent Harbor Maintenance Tax revenues in a manner consistent with the framework outlined in the 2020 Water Resources Development Act. APPROVE the accompanying RESOLUTIONS recommending legislative positions for the 2023 - 2024 Federal and State Legislative Program, as submitted by LAWA and attached to the Council file, to support legislative proposals that would: Create funding opportunities for the development of workforce development programs focused on training for zero-emission technologies. Provide funding to implement and continue to advance the objectives of the Clean Air Action Plan. Provide funding for grid and shoreside power infrastructure in concordance with the objectives of the Clean Air Action Plan and the Governor’s Executive Order N-79-20. ​​​​​​​ Provide funding opportunities to expand the Port Optimizer consistent with stakeholder needs. INSTRUCT the CLA, with assistance of POLA, to monitor the following proposals, and instruct the CLA to report and prepare resolutions, if necessary, when additional details regarding the legislation are available:  Legislation that seeks to address supply chain disruption, cost, and inefficiency.