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SFCTA backs positions on state bills to enable regional revenue measure, extend environmental review pilot and fund quick‑build projects
Summary
The authority voted to take positions on three state bills — SB 63 (in concept), SB 71 and AB 891 — and to monitor AB 939 and cap‑and‑trade reauthorization discussions affecting transportation funding.
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority on March 11 voted to register positions on three state bills that staff said could affect local and regional transportation funding and project delivery.
Amber Crabbe, senior public policy manager for the Transportation Authority, asked the board to take a “support in concept” stance on Senate Bill 63, a measure authored by Senator Wiener intended to authorize the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to place a regional revenue measure on the ballot no earlier than November 2026. The board also recommended support for Senator Wiener’s Senate Bill 71, which would remove the scheduled expiration of an environmental review pilot used to expedite many transit, walking and biking projects, and for Assembly Bill 891, which would establish a state quick‑build pilot within the Highway Maintenance Account and require Caltrans to make funding commitments for at least six projects by the end of 2028.
Crabbe also said the authority had placed Assembly Bill 939 on its watch list; that bill is draft intent language to place a $20 billion transportation bond on the 2026 ballot. Crabbe said SFCTA staff wanted more detail on the bond’s scope, funding priorities and the broader November 2026 ballot context before taking a formal position. The board discussed the state cap‑and‑trade program and staff noted the program’s current authorization is expected to expire in 2030; Crabbe told the board the program currently raises roughly $4–5 billion a year and that about 60% of those funds have been used for transportation and affordable housing projects.
Board members also discussed a separate regional budget request from Bay Area legislators seeking $2 billion in flexible funding for public transportation over two years. Crabbe said SFCTA will continue to work with local and regional partners on advocacy priorities, including seeking funding for near‑term priorities such as the portal project and a longer reauthorization window for cap‑and‑trade funding authority.
The board approved the staff recommendation to take positions on SB 63 (support in concept), SB 71 (support) and AB 891 (support).
