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GA SB386
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/28/2018
Primary Sponsor
Brandon Beach
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AI Summary
- Counties within federal Clean Air Act nonattainment areas in the Atlanta region may impose a 1% transit special purpose local option sales and use tax for up to 30 years, subject to voter approval by referendum, with proceeds used exclusively for transit projects
- The new transit tax (Article 5B) is exempted from the existing 2% cap on local sales and use taxes, but cannot be imposed simultaneously with the regional transportation tax under Article 5A
- Creates the Atlanta-region Transit Link "ATL" Commission as a division within the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, governed by a 14-member board chaired by the Governor with representatives from Atlanta, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett counties
- The ATL Commission must develop and annually review a regional transit plan, has authority to approve or deny transit projects proposed for county referenda within 45 days, and must select a single operator for non-rail transit services throughout its jurisdiction
- All rail-based transit services funded by the tax must be operated by MARTA or a successor authority, and 1% of tax proceeds are retained by the state to cover administrative costs
Legislative Description
Sales and Use Taxes; exception to the ceiling on local sales and use taxes; transit special purpose local option sales and use tax; provide; Atlanta-region Transit Link "ATL" Commission; create
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/7/2018
Full Bill Text
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