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\"At the RTC, our fundamental role is to connect people,\" said Angela Castro, deputy CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, as she reviewed the agency's 10-year capital and transit funding outlook.

Castro and other RTC staff detailed three top priorities for the 2025 legislative session: continuing Clark County's fuel revenue indexing program, extending the RTC's authority to put measures on the ballot (Assembly Bill 28), and improving transit security. The RTC said fuel revenue indexing has enabled roughly $300 million a year in roadway work across Southern Nevada and that the loss of indexing would begin to reduce local cash balances in 2027 and produce significant annual shortfalls thereafter.

The agency provided specific operating and ridership figures: the RTC operates 404 vehicles over 3,695 stops and reported about 52,000,000 passenger trips in fiscal 2024. On the safety side, Castro said transit security removed 11,904 passengers from vehicles or facilities in FY24 and reported 26 passenger-on-driver assaults and 99 passenger-on-passenger assaults. \"This legislation seeks to clarify the RTC's ability to maintain a safe and efficient public transit system by permitting RTC security officers to address unlawful conduct by removing offenders from its transit vehicles,\" Castro said, referring to a proposed amendment to Nevada Revised Statute chapter 277A.

Castro showed the RTC's transit cash-balance projections and said the agency has been using federal pandemic stimulus funds to cover shortfalls; those one-time federal sources are projected to be exhausted and, starting in fiscal 2028, the RTC projects a roughly $104,000,000 deficit (as presented to the committee). The agency said that without additional revenues it would likely have to make service reductions that could affect paratransit, student routes, reduced-fare passes for college students and other programs.

Committee members asked for more detail. Senator Hansen asked whether the RTC and state partners had modeled electric vehicle fees; Castro said stakeholder work has identified a common model — a flat annual fee in the $50–$200 range — and that initial modeling suggested EV fees would produce tens of millions of dollars statewide but would not fully replace current fuel-indexing revenue. Senator Pizzina asked what would be cut if indexing and ballot authority failed; Castro said staff had prepared district-level impact lists and would brief members in advance of any bill hearings.

Castro also described Assembly Bill 28 as the RTC's vehicle to extend its authority to seek voter approval for funding; the committee heard the presentation but did not take legislative action. Castro said the RTC had consulted unions, law enforcement, legal stakeholders and community groups on the proposed security changes and on transit safety investments such as panic buttons, live-linked cameras and additional security staffing.

The RTC presenters repeatedly framed the measures as tools to preserve current service levels and roadway maintenance rather than new expansions, and urged the Legislature to consider both short-term and long-term funding options as vehicle fleets and travel patterns change.

The presentation was informational; no committee vote on legislation occurred during the session segment recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2/5/2025 - Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure","oneSentenceSummary","The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada told the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure that the agency faces large near-term deficits for both roadway and transit operations unless local funding tools are preserved or expanded.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6350960,"Tahoe Regional Planning Agency outlines multi-billion-dollar transportation plan; testimony shows mixed local views",622,3591000,4213000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2231254-aca7235a3f2750652a074988cb98f47c&start=3591&end=4213","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2231254-aca7235a3f2750652a074988cb98f47c/thumbnail_3591000.jpg","/articles/6350960/Nevada/Tahoe-Regional-Planning-Agency-outlines-multi-billion-dollar-transportation-plan-testimony-shows-mixed-local-views","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350960-aee9ff59334fdc3472abefe24c3462b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105584&Signature=bLfAshL-EtKeMBJIzG7-2ETcdqxQtvuzDZUh6T6mwjFmMRfnUnOmNFzMUO5XNza0EB5tlul8QDSfmIfoyC~jKoHNnE8PD29M36CldpvVEWURCOS7u-9Gx2ZJt0bPpw-Hl7iD36kR7I~gHKmm9xLd9bL9AAssV3ZpMErIobL~Ixa-gYKkiNDJCJqSMyzlQ8-9Anabuzkyi4j6RxoAu66y7UD7x1OT2ILeF7uayGuht5EmaExn4SrT5FnWyaF9nJtLAEsk-jNFRvuT57QZtdk0YHbCSajhmRU-aXTgzO6qNi3qttEWUAFo0qNzVcWPa9Y-biq3AN8FEijshu0psp9-SQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency told the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure that Tahoe's transportation system and economy are tightly linked, that funding for transit operations is among the region's greatest needs, and that TRPA's upcoming regional transportation plan contains a package of more than 40 projects and a multi-decade funding strategy.

\"Tahoe's stunning environment and outdoor recreation opportunities support residential quality of life and attract millions of visitors each year,\" said Devin Middlebrook, government affairs manager for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, describing the compact that created TRPA and the agency's role in prioritizing transit, biking and walking within the basin's limited roadway network. Middlebrook said TRPA and the Tahoe Transportation District have secured discretionary federal awards, including a recent $24,000,000 RAISE grant for projects along State Route 28 and other discretionary support for corridor planning and parking management.

Middlebrook described micro-transit pilots on the North and South shores that he said showed strong local uptake — South Shore's LinkLink provided more than 60,000 rides in its first year and roughly half the users were local residents. TRPA staff said that if transit is fast, free and convenient, residents will use it; they also said operational funding remains the largest gap to sustain such systems.

Public comment to the committee reflected divergent local views. Some residents expressed concerns that TRPA's transportation and recreation projects encourage more visitor traffic, strain evacuation routes and increase wildfire risk. Speakers asked TRPA to prioritize lake protection, limit expansion that increases vehicle access to sensitive forest areas, and to seek funding models that require visitors to pay for access. Other commenters, including nonprofit advocacy groups and South Shore residents, praised TRPA and partner agencies for recent gains in transit ridership and for coordinating action plans and federal grant awards.

TRPA said it is now updating its regional transportation plan for a 25-year horizon and that the agency's work this session may include bill drafts and initiatives on business-improvement-district financing for transportation, parking management near recreation sites, and environmental improvement program bond proposals. Committee members did not take legislative action during this presentation.","TRPA presented its regional transportation plan priorities to the Senate committee, emphasizing transit, micro‑transit pilots and projects on State Route 28; public commenters offered both support for TRPA and criticism over visitor pressure, wildfire risk and funding fairness.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6350966,"Carson Area MPO and Carson City RTC press for diversified funding as local ballot measures failed",514,2893000,3407000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2231254-aca7235a3f2750652a074988cb98f47c&start=2893&end=3407","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2231254-aca7235a3f2750652a074988cb98f47c/thumbnail_2893000.jpg","/articles/6350966/Nevada/Carson-Area-MPO-and-Carson-City-RTC-press-for-diversified-funding-as-local-ballot-measures-failed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350966-af37de829fa06a54f638c49b22d16516/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105584&Signature=oCenMQ5qHdv9fNPomp4l1tlGh6fId8wKYN~H1OEm3Ke4gUDAeMH28q13NZsnkboBgica~5HJVHZ6AqSHruA7kowp72k3MLes610dggCBdaYpd5Uczq31CrTLrKSL0MrCau0qCOoHxgg5mOp-2hy4Cnge49xeUswHbO8J1etWwgf7NnbkmC0OlYRDoiEhd54A6GRPj2tUyGfj7eA~DsEYhZnmMwZGV2Gw0nTnVJ1JD1gVOwAP-qjqbz~il2lSRct11ddCqoNNyeyZd9DGmRkDy4LM5vDvtpjuI2jox1hvPtarbWEwJjdneKc-ojTgdgNUg1bik2SGG7v4T3oGz8nNKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Officials from the Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Carson City Regional Transportation Commission told the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure that small regional planning agencies rely heavily on federal formula funds and face persistent local-road funding shortfalls.

\"CAMPO itself is the planning arm while the RTC handles the implementation and maintenance for the Carson City region,\" said Chris Martinovich, director of the Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and transportation manager for Carson City Public Works, explaining the relationship between the MPO and the local RTC.

Martinovich said CAMPO's formula apportionment was modest (about $1.85 million in fiscal 2024) and Carson City's RTC collected approximately $4.4 million from motor fuel taxes in fiscal 2024. He said those amounts require careful pooling of funds and occasional local general-fund supplements to deliver projects and maintain roads. Carson City completed a local review of funding options, Preserve Carson City Roads, which resulted in two ballot questions in November; both measures failed.

Martinovich told the committee that the principal local shortfall is for neighborhood (local) streets rather than collectors or arterials, and that the agency has identified an annual need of about $21,000,000 to address those local-street repairs. He said CAMPO and the RTC support diversifying funding, continuing to collaborate with NDOT on grant opportunities, and allowing broader indexing or similar authority statewide so counties can maintain pavements year to year.

Committee members asked about the share of federal funding and whether current federal program changes were affecting CAMPO; Martinovich said he had not yet seen any federal reductions and that federal partners had told them to proceed as normal. The presentation was informational and the committee did not act on measures in this transcript segment.","Carson Area MPO (CAMPO) and the Carson City Regional Transportation Commission told the Senate committee that local revenues are limited, federal formula funds are important, and Carson City has a $21 million annual shortfall for local neighborhood streets; two local ballot measures to raise revenues failed in November.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6350970,"Washoe County RTC supports fuel-tax indexing, warns of plateauing revenue and highlights access needs to Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center",664,2160000,2824000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2231254-aca7235a3f2750652a074988cb98f47c&start=2160&end=2824","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2231254-aca7235a3f2750652a074988cb98f47c/thumbnail_2160000.jpg","/articles/6350970/Nevada/Washoe-County-RTC-supports-fuel-tax-indexing-warns-of-plateauing-revenue-and-highlights-access-needs-to-Tahoe-Reno-Industrial-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350970-8957673ade19a6fa7f10d624da2cc1b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105584&Signature=Pxb1fEIa0-8bq6T~3l1jZ67N1~~HzppXq0ym4ZkGooroacEw8adpWFtVVlG3QXh0rzdYycoml1LCiB7RFo~Iq2c8o6O-DRr2OQK-6E1UJUjr67-wWi4LKfh3Ddk4ZVCFdTpsc2NavpJE7UKPGp9wx6VBByemvz6tEwTFCsO7Zk7fWlYelpG3YWLycA-q9qIBW9MpKAVPuOygpjkjpcPwApeOINkzCqdaDeC6ue4QcghV5ZMYcwFqyRB0M86onX9~630HYth-HW8WX-Ka3u~SfWqvuwHpjTwnkQ6hz~ZXBS6HH8HzZMxMf3D3ox1K36UHWJcBgKmJZEv7WHYzcEThvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County told the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure that the county's fuel-tax indexing has produced sustained roadway investment but that the revenue source is flattening and will not keep pace with rising demand and new vehicle technologies.

\"Indexing went into effect in January 2010,\" said Dale Keller, deputy executive director of the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, describing statutory and ballot-history under NRS 373.066. Keller said indexing and related policy changes have generated more than $1.23 billion in fuel-tax collections since 2010, with roughly 58 percent of that total attributed to indexing.

Keller told senators that the funding benefit is now plateauing because vehicles are more fuel-efficient and electric and hybrid vehicles reduce gas tax receipts while vehicle-miles-traveled and demand continue to rise. The Washoe RTC said it supports Southern Nevada's efforts to extend fuel revenue indexing and urged the Legislature to consider statewide, equitable approaches to long-term transportation funding, including how any revenues collected from alternative-fuel vehicles would be distributed across counties.

Keller also outlined major northern Nevada priorities, including improved access to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC), where he said more than 15,000 jobs exist today and 35,000–50,000 jobs are anticipated in future buildout scenarios. Keller said the RTC is studying northern and southern connector routes and potential commuter rail on existing Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way and is exploring funding options including grants, public-private partnerships and tolling.

The RTC described local revenue composition for FY25 (about $215 million in revenue) and said roughly 30 percent of expenditures are for transit operations, 30 percent for roadway projects and 30 percent for pavement preservation and multimodal work. Keller said Washoe continues to monitor road-safety interventions such as school-zone and construction-zone cameras.

Committee members thanked the RTC for the presentation and asked follow-up questions about coordination with NDOT and municipal partners on major corridors such as Pyramid Highway and on funding options for large employer travel demand.

The presentation was informational; no legislative action or committee vote was recorded in the transcript segment.","The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County told the Senate committee that fuel tax indexing has funded major work since 2010 but revenue is plateauing because of fuel efficiency and EVs; the RTC highlighted the need for new access to the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center and support for continued indexing in Southern Nevada.","actionData","errors"]

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