A bill approved by the state Senate would allow passengers on Georgia's buses and rail lines to consume food and drink in the station.
The bill's sponsor, state Sen. Gloria Butler, a Stone Mountain Democrat, said the bill would help The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - known as MARTA - boost its revenues by opening concession stands in its stations. Consumption of food and drink would still be prohibited on buses and trains.
The measure passed 43-4.
There is currently a zero tolerance law banning food and beverage consumption at mass transit stations. Butler's bill would permit individual public transit stations to adopt a policy banning food and drink if they wanted.
It now moves to the House.
(Associated Press)
The bill's sponsor, state Sen. Gloria Butler, a Stone Mountain Democrat, said the bill would help The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - known as MARTA - boost its revenues by opening concession stands in its stations. Consumption of food and drink would still be prohibited on buses and trains.
The measure passed 43-4.
There is currently a zero tolerance law banning food and beverage consumption at mass transit stations. Butler's bill would permit individual public transit stations to adopt a policy banning food and drink if they wanted.
It now moves to the House.
(Associated Press)
