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HomeMy WebLinkAbout032825 - The WSTA WeeklyALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. State Legislative, Update, Register!, Tracking the EOs, Committee Registation, From the Other Washington, Transit Jobs, and Transit News Vol. 10, Issue 12 March 28, 2025 View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/fbc09ca98638/the-wsta-weekly-17988536?e=7ccb4f03e2> <https://mcusercontent.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/547fd40c-aaff-400e-270e-fce1bef58fce.png> <https://mcusercontent.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/91751ad1-3691-6b98-7ed8-6b868e46fb19.png> Week 11 Legislative Update By Mike Shaw - WSTA Lobbyist ________________________________ Finishing week 11 of the 15-week regular session, the policy committees have until April 2nd to pass bills either to their Rules Committee or to the various fiscal committees. The fiscal committees have until April 8th to finish their work. None of these timelines apply to bills necessary to implement the budgets Regarding budgets, this week, both chambers released their operating and transportation budgets with associated revenues. The capital budgets will be unveiled next Monday, March 31st, with committee hearings on Tuesday. The Senate will work this Saturday and pass both it’s operating and transportation budgets from the Senate floor, while the House will hold floor action on its operating budget on Monday, and on its transportation budget on Wednesday. Also, next week, the House and Senate will hold hearings on their revenue bills connected to the operating budget. Due to this week’s budgets hearings and the fiscal cutoff, the budget writers are not giving themselves a lot of time to negotiate before the April 27th end of session. The transportation budgets are very different: while both rely on a gas tax increase (House 9 cents, and the Senate 6 cents), and both have motor vehicle sales and use taxes on luxury vehicles, but they differ on the other taxes and fees and the amounts raised over six years. The House transportation budget <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2 ef2a8361&id=4817ea155c&e=7ccb4f03e2> relies on a total of $4,436M of new revenue, while the Senate transportation resource bill <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe 2ef2a8361&id=c1ec76dd01&e=7ccb4f03e2> , SB 5801 raises about $3,040M over six years. The Senate contains fees on transit and e-bikes, while the House does not. The House transportation budget contains cuts to the regional mobility grants, but the Senate funds transit safety grants ($100M over six years). For those interested in viewing the Senate transportation new revenue summary, click here: https://fiscal.wa.gov/statebudgets/2025proposals/Documents/st/stSpendingRevenueSummar6YearBalanced.pdf <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c 22fe2ef2a8361&id=3f696b4e7d&e=7ccb4f03e2> For those interested in the summary of the Senate transportation resources bill, SB 5801, click here <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=7d58a1bd50&e=7c cb4f03e2> , and for those interested in a summary of the House transportation new revenue bill, clerk here <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=412cf071f f&e=7ccb4f03e2> . The Senate transportation budget <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=07fc2d5ae6&e=7ccb4f03e2> is actually two bills; a existing revenue budget bill, SB 5161 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=19da9c36da&e=7ccb4f03e2> , and a new funding budget bill, SB 5160 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=f0e195fe4b&e=7ccb4f03e2> . Both bills passed from the Senate Transportation Committee and it is believed that the two senate budget bills will be merged together with a striking amendment to one of the bill numbers. By passing their respective bills off their chamber’s floors, they establish their positions for the coming negotiations. The Senate approach includes money from the state general fund; HB 5802 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=0778019052&e=7ccb4f03e2> diverts .3% of the sales and use tax to the multimodal transportation account. The House transportation budget does not rely on ongoing general fund money. How stubborn each side holds their ground will be apparent in the coming weeks. Speaking of stubborn, transit lobbyist Lyset Cadena has a birthday on March 29th, and she stubbornly stays much younger than me regardless. Happy Birthday Lyset! Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/31 @ 10:30am ESHB 1622 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=c646d799d3&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Allowing bargaining over matters related to the use of artificial intelligence. (Remote Testimony Available). Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/31 @ 4:00pm SB 5795 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=487d8a6dc6&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Reducing the state sales and use tax rate. (Remote Testimony Available). Capital Budget (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 4/1 @ 8:00am HB 1216 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=9c527cdc40&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Concerning the capital budget. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 4/1 @ 10:30am ESHB 1622 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=e35f92e052&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Exec Session - Allowing bargaining over matters related to the use of artificial intelligence. Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 4/1 @ 1:30pm E2SHB 1912 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=0fe1110407&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Exec Session - Concerning the exemption for fuels used for agricultural purposes in the climate commitment act. EHB 1814 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=a230c7126d&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Exec Session - Streamlining certain decisions pertaining to the development or extension of a trail or path from the state environmental policy act. Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 4/1 @ 4:00pm ESHB 1837 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=ead2a7ee4d&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Establishing intercity passenger rail improvement priorities. (Remote Testimony Available). ESHB 1902 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=86deebf0cd&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Convening a work group regarding the streamlining of permitting for transportation projects. (Remote Testimony Available). SHB 1774 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=c0b93d1a3c&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Modifying allowable terms for the lease of unused highway land. (Remote Testimony Available). Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 4/1 @ 4:00pm SB 5195 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=a775acc67a&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Concerning the capital budget. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) SB 5804 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=01576b05e6&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Concerning fish habitat restoration. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) Capital Budget (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 4/3 @ 9:00am HB 1216 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=8f2b64eb2c&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Exec Session - Concerning the capital budget. Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 4/3 @ 1:30pm SSB 5773 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=c1139194c6&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Concerning alternative procurement and delivery models for transportation projects. (Remote Testimony Available). SB 5581 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=3f5373e9ec&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure. (Remote Testimony Available). Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 4/3 @ 1:30pm SB 5802 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=4cf0d7a4fa&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Rebalancing statutory fund transfers and revenue dedications for transportation. (Remote Testimony Available). Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 4/3 @ 1:30pm SB 5195 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=74fd6ee673&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Exec Session - Concerning the capital budget. SB 5804 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=b6f78f5ebb&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Exec Session - Concerning fish habitat restoration. (If measure is referred to committee.) Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 4/4 @ 1:30pm 3SHB 1491 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=1d248e0f49&e=7ccb4f03e2> - Public Hearing - Promoting transit-oriented housing development. (Remote Testimony Available). ________________________________ Washington State Transit Association 2025 Legislative Priorities Preserve, Maintain & Increase Public Transit Investments Incentivize Transition to Zero-Emission Fleets Support Safety and Security for Transit Employees and Customers Protect the Effective and Efficient Delivery of Public Transit To view in detail, CLICK HERE <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=f2c0dc072e&e=7ccb4f03e2> With Questions regarding WSTA legislative priorities or advocacy efforts, please contact WSTA Executive Director Justin D. Leighton: justin@watransit.com Registration Now Open <https://mcusercontent.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/cd33a7f7-81a5-08bb-a155-61ce36746b52.png> <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=256f1525a5&e=7ccb4f03e2> <https://mcusercontent.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/a386d6ca-acbc-5b0f-5205-26646d845e6e.png> ________________________________ When ________________________________ May 19 | 8:30am - 5:00pm May 20 | 8:00am - Noon Where ________________________________ Tulalip Resort 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip, WA 98271 Program: ________________________________ To view the program, CLICK HERE <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=cec4d678b9&e=7ccb4f03e2> Registration: ________________________________ The registration fee is $225, which includes breakfast, lunch, and beverages on Monday, breakfast and beverages on Tuesday, and meeting materials. Please register each person individually by Monday, April 28th. <https://mcusercontent.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/748a01cb-244b-48d0-0410-166b659324fb.png> Registration Now Open <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=1dc5d644ef&e=7ccb4f03e2> ________________________________ <https://maassets.higherlogic.com/image/APTA/Executive_Action_Update_650x200_Final_3009955.png> Impacts of Executive Actions on Public Transportation: APTA Resources and Upcoming Webinar on Thursday, February 20 Since January 20, President Trump has issued almost 100 Executive Orders, Memoranda, and Proclamations to carry out his Administration’s policy goals and agenda. Many of these directives, together with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) actions, directly impact the public transportation industry. These Executive Orders and other directives pause some transportation funding; terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; impose new tariffs; and establish priorities for DOT competitive grants. APTA’s Executive and Regulatory Actions Tracker <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=1fdd2faa69&e=7ccb4f03e2> provides real-time updates and summaries regarding the President’s Executive Orders and other Administration actions that impact the public transportation industry. In addition, APTA will host a webinar on the first 30 days of the Administration <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=76d208b0a8&e=7ccb4f03e2> and discuss the impacts of Executive actions on public transportation agencies, funding, current projects, and more. The Impacts of Executive Actions on Public Transportation webinar <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=68e93968fc&e=7ccb4f03e2> will be held on Thursday, February 20, at 3:00 pm ET. (APTA Members Only) <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=193565e4e2&e=7ccb4f03e2> <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/27544fb0-86cb-4eb4-a6fb-8958be87599c.png> WSTA Spring Committee Season is here! Please don't forget to register now. Committees are open to only transit agency members State Roadeo Steering Committee March 9 | Virtual CLICK HERE <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=04afed75f8&e=7ccb4f03e2> Marketing & Communications April 16 & 17 | Vancouver, WA CLICK HERE <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=feaca65bf3&e=7ccb4f03e2> TNLI Session 1 April 17 & 18 | Vancouver, WA CLICK HERE <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=0ce5671a6d&e=7ccb4f03e2> TNLI Advanced April 28- 30 | Tulaliup Sold Out Spring Maintenance Forum Maintenance & Facilities Committee May 6- 8 | Spokane CLICK HERE <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=afdf3fff9b&e=7ccb4f03e2> WSTA Dispatch Forum May 19-20 | Tulalip Resort CLICK HERE <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=bb623559f0&e=7ccb4f03e2> <https://mcusercontent.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/92c7b85f-59ef-784f-7669-38170c8ec978.png> GOP Leaders Work Toward Compromise Budget Resolution Republican leaders in Congress have signaled a shift in strategy to advance the budget reconciliation process this week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated that the House and Senate are working toward a compromise budget resolution, which could reach the Senate floor for a “vote-a-rama” as early as next week or the following week. Congress is currently expected to leave the nation’s capital for a two-week recess when the session wraps on Friday, April 11th. Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly expressed hopes of passing and sending the final reconciliation package to President Donald Trump for signature by Memorial Day. Adhering to this timeline may prove to be complicated with Republican lawmakers fractured on the best path forward. Some want to pursue deeper spending cuts and major reforms, while others are hesitant. We understand that the emerging framework will be designed with the intent of providing some flexibility with two different sets of committee instructions for spending cuts for the House and the Senate. We will keep you posted as the process progresses. Judicial Branch Review * Earlier this week, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=9 c5f2fc332&e=7ccb4f03e2> 2-1 to uphold a temporary block, issued by a two lower courts, on President Donald Trump’s proclamation <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe 2ef2a8361&id=868d626a70&e=7ccb4f03e2> invoking the Alien Enemies Act (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq) to expedite the deportation of Venezuelan nationals allegedly affiliated with the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang. Judge Karen Lecraft Henderson, a President George W. Bush appointee, stated, “The theme that rings true is that an invasion is a military affair, not one of migration. What evidence does the government muster against the weight of this evidence? It marshals a lone contemporary dictionary and then plucks the third-order usage of the term after skipping over its (still) more common military meaning.” * In a recent 14-page <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=356d33d7b7&e=7ccb4f03e2> court filing involving two deportation flights carrying individuals purportedly associated with the Venezuelan gang that departed U.S. airspace under the proclamation despite a judicial order to return the flights, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued that the federal judge’s oral directive “is not enforceable as an injunction.” They contend that because U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s written order did not mention the return of the flights, the Administration could not be compelled to return individuals from outside the United States. Additionally, lawyers disputed that Judge Boasberg lacked authority to return the flights as the order was issued while the flights were outside of U.S. airspace. * Today, in response to U.S. District Judge James Boasber’s order that temporarily paused deportations under the Alien Enemies Act (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq), the Trump-Vance Administration filed an emergency appeal <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=f74f95fb13&e=7ccb4f03e2> to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Administration contended that the lower court judge had unconstitutionally overstepped into the president’s national security authority. * On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington blocked enforcement of President Trump’s Executive Order 14183 <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70 c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=d5a91cfbdb&e=7ccb4f03e2> , Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness. In the 65-page opinion <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8 361&id=f76d70b4b6&e=7ccb4f03e2> , Judge Benjamin Settle argued that the order is discriminatory to transgender service members and that the Trump-Vance Administration did not provide a sufficient explanation for the ban. Furthermore, he offered “The government’s unrelenting reliance on deference to military judgment is unjustified in the absence of any evidence supporting ‘the military’s’ new judgment reflected in the Military Ban.” Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary * Politico <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=3a47dd0d14&e=7ccb4f03e2> reports <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2 ef2a8361&id=cbfa85726e&e=7ccb4f03e2> that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy (OST-P) has directed agency staff in a new memo to “execute as many new grant agreements as practicable before March 31” in alignment with Trump Administration policy. Staff from the Department were instructed to provide estimates to leadership by Wednesday of the total number and dollar amount of competitive grants without agreements expected to be executed by that date. The memo recommends “prioritizing programs that could execute a number of grant agreements and/or obligate large sums of funding in the next two weeks.” According to the article, the memo also states further that “programs with signed grant agreements should move forward in executing the scope of those commitments, including modifications that add more funding.” * The new memo follows recent guidance <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=04b36c17d5&e=7ccb4f03e2> by OST-P across Operating Administrations (OA) or modes instructing a review of competitive award selections made after January 20, 2021 without fully obligated grant or cooperative agreements already in place for compliance with Executive Orders signed by President Donald Trump, Memoranda issued by the White House, and Secretarial Orders issued by the Department. A piece <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/cl ick?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=08df7fa243&e=7ccb4f03e2> from Transportation for America (T4A) estimates that the guidance could implicate $51 billion in unobligated non-formula funding administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). This includes approximately $2.4 billion in funding awarded to hundreds of communities through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program and $6.35 billion for hundreds of grants from the program known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program during the Biden Administration. Authors warn that “while the current memo applies to competitive grants, there is good reason to expect that this administration will expand this review to cover other programs, too, if they find they don’t agree with how states, regions, localities, and transit agencies are using the funds.” * We expect to learn more regarding the implementation of these directives and the broader implementation of discretionary and formula funding by DOT next week following the end-of-March deadline noted above. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will also likely provide an update when testifying <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=dbbe1a 5bf5&e=7ccb4f03e2> before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this Wednesday, April 2, 2025 on the surface transportation reauthorization under development. Federal Transit Administration * The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=31b0afb68e&e=7ccb4f03e2> to consider the nomination of former Congressman Marc Molinaro to serve as Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). A former Mayor of Tivoli, state legislator, and County Executive, Congressman Molinaro served for one term in the 118th Congress and as a Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee during his House tenure. In his opening statement <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=5aa52773b7&e=7ccb4f03e2> , Congressman Molinaro offered that, if confirmed, he would work to “help build transit systems that deliver: for riders, for workers, for taxpayers, and for the communities we all serve.” Committee Chair Tim Scott argued <https://watransit.us12.lis t-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=654f8a9683&e=7ccb4f03e2> that Mr. Molinaro would “propose common-sense, pragmatic solutions to the agency, ensure that our mass transit is effective and safe, and connect communities with new opportunities – especially new housing opportunities for all Americans.” The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has expressed <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=bc6eb0ecf7&e=7ccb4f03e2> support for this nomination, and the U.S. Department of Transportation has put together a review of other affirmations <https://watransit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361&id=99bfddea0e&e=7ccb4f03e2> . <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6c70c3a1d76c22fe2ef2a8361/images/ea436c8d-6255-4572-b705-ffd9193ee521.png> Transit Job of the Week ________________________________ Director of Finance C-TRAN Salary Range: $10,198.00 - $15,297.00 As the Electrical Engineering Supervisor (Transit Capital Supervisor), you will oversee a team of 5-6 skilled electrical engineers working on a diverse range of critical capital projects. 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