SR11: SR11 Atlanta Football Host Committee for hosting the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship; commend

25 LC 112 2671 Senate Resolution 11 By: Senators Albers of the 56th, Halpern of the 39th, Robertson of the 29th, Kennedy of the 18th and Anavitarte of the 31st A RESOLUTION Commending the Atlanta Football Host Committee for hosting the 2025 College Football1 Playoff National Championship; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, in August 2022, Atlanta, Georgia, was selected as the host of the 2025 College3 Football Playoff National Championship; and4 WHEREAS, Atlanta, Georgia, previously hosted the College Footba ll Playoff National5 Championship in 2018 and was selected as the first city to serv e as a repeat host of the6 College Football Playoff National Championship; and7 WHEREAS, in 2018, the Atlanta Football Host Committee welcomed over 125,000 guests8 to the Championship Campus in downtown Atlanta, earned the highest TV rating on record9 for a college football game on ESPN, and hosted the first presi dential visit to a college10 football championship since 1980; and11 WHEREAS, The Atlanta Sports Council spearheaded the bid to host the 2025 College12 Football Playoff National Championship alongside its partners in the community, including13 the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Arthur M. Blank Sports and Entertainment, the14 S. R. 11 - 1 - 25 LC 112 2671 City of Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center Authority, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and the15 State of Georgia; and16 WHEREAS, the Georgia General Assem bly and Governor Brian Kem p have supported17 Georgia's ability to host major sporting events with the extension of the sales tax exemption18 on tickets for major sporting events and a $4.75 million approp riation to facilitate public19 safety and infrastructure costs for the College Football Playoff National Championship; and 20 WHEREAS, the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship will be hosted at the21 world-class Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the host of the 2018 College Football Playoff 22 Championship, the first LEED platinum-certified stadium to host a College Football Playoff23 National Championship, and the future host of multiple major sporting events, including the24 FIFA World Cup 2026 and Super Bowl 62; and25 WHEREAS, over 600 volunteers from across the State of Georgia have stepped forward to26 serve as the first impression for visitors and express our first-class hospitality for guests all27 across the championship campus; and 28 WHEREAS, the Atlanta Football Host Committee and College Football Playoff Foundation29 have heavily invested in Georgia's communities with the creation of the Georgia Teachers30 Initiative, which has engaged with over 40,000 teachers across the whole state and funded31 teacher projects in all 159 counties; and32 WHEREAS, the economic impact of hosting the College Football Pl ayoff National33 Championship to the State of Georgia will be $75 million for Georgia's restaurants, hotels,34 vendors, and additional hospitality businesses.35 S. R. 11 - 2 - 25 LC 112 2671 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body36 commend the Atlanta Football Host Committee for serving as the first repeat host city of the37 College Football Playoff National Championship and welcome the national championship38 game back to Atlanta, Georgia.39 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed40 to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the Atlanta Football41 Host Committee and other parties.42 S. R. 11 - 3 -