Senate transportation panel tables bill to consolidate regional transit authorities
The Senate Transportation Committee on a morning meeting heard a detailed presentation on a committee substitute for House Bill 638 that would fold the Atlanta Regional Transit Link (ATL), the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRETA) and the Governor’s Development Council (GDC) into the state road and tollway authority; after questions about fees and local control the committee voted 5-2 to table the bill for further review.
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A Senate Transportation Committee meeting discussed House Bill 638, a committee substitute that would dissolve several regional transportation bodies and fold their functions into the state road and tollway authority. Sponsor Senator Jason Anavitarte told the committee the substitute would abolish the Atlanta Regional Transit Link (ATL), the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRETA) and the Governor’s Development Council (GDC), transfer assets, liabilities, contracts and employees to the state authority, and move federal grant–receiving authority and oversight functions into the consolidated entity.
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