Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
House transportation subcommittee restores airport base funding and asks transit agency for ridership report
Summary
The transportation appropriations subcommittee proposed the first base increase for airport aid in three years, recommended zeroing out a $4.8 million rail revenue shortfall and asked the Atlanta Regional Transit Link to provide a report on ridership and cost-effectiveness.
The transportation appropriations subcommittee highlighted an increase in base funding for airport aid — the first such base increase in three years — and proposed filling a $4.8 million rail-program shortfall caused by suspended fuel and sales tax revenues.
Committee presenters noted Georgia still spends less per airport than neighboring Florida despite having a similar number of airports. The subcommittee proposed zeroing out the $4.8 million rail revenue loss. The panel also asked the Atlanta Regional Transit Link to submit a report on reduced ridership since the pandemic and on how agency resources can be used more cost-effectively for remaining riders; the request for the report was included alongside otherwise unchanged funding recommendations.
The transportation subcommittee recorded a motion and voice vote to advance its section of the appropriations bill.
Ending
The subcommittee requested the ridership and operations report from the regional transit authority; the report and the final line-item language will determine whether additional adjustments are required in conference or on the floor.
