New MARTA Bill Surfaces, Passes Ga. House Committee

With just three working days left this legislative session, a bill for funding MARTA expansion has resurfaced. 

The new measure, SB 369, would allow for a referendum in the city of Atlanta for voters to decide on a half-percent sales tax to help expand the public transit system.  

The rest of Fulton County could vote on another tax of up to three-quarters of a percent for transportation purposes, including for roads and bridges.

House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, who’s leading the effort, said the new bill allows for more breathing room for local communities to make decisions.

“It respects their differing expectations, priorities, the manner and the timing that these local communities and the people that live there desire,” she said.