A committee of lawmakers who studied ways to fund transportation in Georgia issued its final report Wednesday at the Capitol.
The committee spent the past year criss-crossing the state and now has 18 recommendations for lawmakers. Suggestions include a constitutional Amendment to replace the 7-and-a-half percent tax on fuel, with a penny sales tax on other goods. It would allow regions like metro Atlanta to pass their own penny tax for transportation to be spent on projects only in that region. Senator Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga co-chaired the study committee, and said they were determined to do something for the state's transportation woes.
Lawmakers also want to have influence over transportation issues. They want regular reports from the DOT, and recommend the establishment of an official transportation oversight committee.
The committee spent the past year criss-crossing the state and now has 18 recommendations for lawmakers. Suggestions include a constitutional Amendment to replace the 7-and-a-half percent tax on fuel, with a penny sales tax on other goods. It would allow regions like metro Atlanta to pass their own penny tax for transportation to be spent on projects only in that region. Senator Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga co-chaired the study committee, and said they were determined to do something for the state's transportation woes.
Lawmakers also want to have influence over transportation issues. They want regular reports from the DOT, and recommend the establishment of an official transportation oversight committee.
