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GA HB1098
Bill
Status
Passed
7/29/2020
Primary Sponsor
Kasey Carpenter
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AI Summary
- Replaces the previous state-wide strategic transportation plan requirements with a streamlined mandate for the Department of Transportation director to prepare and update the plan in coordination with the federal state-wide intermodal transportation plan (23 C.F.R. Section 450.104), delivering it to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and transportation committee chairs
- Requires the Department of Transportation to establish by rule and regulation a formal procedure for appealing the rejection of contract bids, and revises bidding rules to allow negotiation when only one bid is received or when departmental errors cause unbalanced bids
- Expands protections for outdoor advertising signs whose visibility is obstructed by sound walls, noise barriers, or other transportation improvements, allowing height or angle adjustments up to 75 feet, and requires local governments to either grant variances or pay just compensation when right-of-way acquisition for public roads creates conflicts with local land use ordinances
- Extends the use of the Consumer Price Index for calculating the motor fuel excise tax rate from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2025
- Adds the Department of Transportation to the definition of "reviewing agency" for purposes of administrative hearing and contested case review procedures under Code Section 50-13-41
Legislative Description
Highways, bridges, and ferries; development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; provide
Last Action
Effective Date
7/29/2020
Full Bill Text
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