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GA HR646
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/18/2009
Primary Sponsor
Donna Sheldon
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AI Summary
- Expresses the sense of the Georgia House of Representatives that the Georgia Department of Transportation should develop a strategic plan to build a high-speed maglev train (240 MPH and above) connecting Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta with Chattanooga Municipal Airport (Lovell Field), to be known as "The Plane Train"
- The proposed maglev route would run along the Interstate 75 corridor and be modeled after the commercially operational maglev system in Shanghai, China
- Cites Hartsfield-Jackson Airport approaching maximum operating capacity, congestion in metropolitan Atlanta, and the unlikelihood of any political subdivision allowing a new international airport as key motivations
- Highlights maglev technology as safe, environmentally friendly, and energy efficient, with the potential to reduce pollution, transportation fatalities, and reliance on foreign oil
- Requests the Department of Transportation to report progress on the plan to the House of Representatives by September 30, 2009
Legislative Description
Georgia Department of Transportation; develop plan for building "The Plane Train"; express
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/19/2009
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/18/2009
Full Bill Text
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