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title: HR 947. House Study Committee on Five Points MARTA Station Permit Issuance; create
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bill_number: HR 947
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chamber: House
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status_date: 2025-04-02
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  - Rick Jasperse
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  - MARTA
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# HR 947. House Study Committee on Five Points MARTA Station Permit Issuance; create

## Text

House Resolution 947
By: Representative Jasperse of the 11th
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Study Committee on Five Points MARTA Station Permit Issuance; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Five Points MARTA Station rehabilitation project has been deemed an
important infrastructure project to propel mobility in the Atlanta region; and
WHEREAS, rehabilitation of the Five Points MARTA Station is critical and necessary due
to the water damage that has created structural integrity issues and public safety concerns for
the traveling public; and
WHEREAS, as Georgia prepares to host major events, it is vital that work on the Five Points
MARTA Station rehabilitation project begin in order to ensure completion in time for such
events and allow visitors to this state to have a positive experience with Georgia's thriving
tourism industry; and
WHEREAS, the State of Georgia has provided transit trust fund dollars to assist in the
completion of this important economic development project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atlanta has withheld critical permits that have caused delay to the
Five Points MARTA Station rehabilitation project, increasing the overall cost of the project
and its readiness to serve as an economic development recruitment tool for major events in
the region; and
WHEREAS, study is needed to investigate the reasons behind the delayed issuance of
permits that are necessary to commence and complete this infrastructure project that has
received investment by the State of Georgia.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
(1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee
on Five Points MARTA Station Permit Issuance.
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the
House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson
of the committee.
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee
may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or
convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.
(5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive
the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any
member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized.
Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds
appropriated to the House of Representatives.
(6) Report.
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for
proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)
of this paragraph.
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.
A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the
House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu
thereof.
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution would create a five-member study committee to investigate why the City of Atlanta has delayed permits needed for the Five Points MARTA Station rehabilitation project.

### Plain-language summary

The Five Points MARTA Station, a major transit hub in downtown Atlanta, needs rehabilitation because of water damage that has caused structural problems and safety concerns for riders. The State of Georgia has already put transit trust fund money toward the project, but the resolution says the City of Atlanta has withheld permits needed to start and finish the work, adding cost and delay.
This resolution creates the House Study Committee on Five Points MARTA Station Permit Issuance, made up of five House members appointed by the Speaker, who also names the chairperson. The committee would study why permit issuance has been delayed and can recommend legislation. It can meet as needed, members get standard legislative allowances for up to five days of meetings, and the committee must file any report before it is abolished on December 1, 2025.

### What it does

- Creates the House Study Committee on Five Points MARTA Station Permit Issuance, made up of five House members appointed by the Speaker.
- Directs the committee to study why the City of Atlanta has delayed permits for the Five Points MARTA Station rehabilitation project.
- Authorizes the committee to recommend legislation based on its findings.
- Sets member pay using existing legislative allowance rules (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8), capped at five days unless more are approved.
- Funds the committee from the House of Representatives' existing budget rather than new state funding.
- Abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025, requiring any report to be filed before that date.

### Who it affects

MARTA riders and Atlanta-area commuters who use the Five Points station, the City of Atlanta's permitting agencies, MARTA as the transit agency managing the rehabilitation, and the five House members who will serve on the study committee.

### Why it matters

If permit delays have genuinely slowed a state-funded transit project, the committee's findings could lead to legislation affecting how cities and transit agencies coordinate on infrastructure permits, potentially speeding up repairs to a station described as having safety concerns.

### Key provisions

- Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on Five Points MARTA Station Permit Issuance.
- Paragraph (2) sets the committee at five House members appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairperson.
- Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying the permit delays and recommending action or legislation.
- Paragraph (5) ties member pay to O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 and limits paid days to five unless additional days are authorized, funded through the House's existing appropriation.
- Paragraph (6) requires any adopted report or, absent one, meeting minutes to be filed with the Clerk of the House before abolishment.
- Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2025-04-02)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-01-12)
- Sponsors: Rick Jasperse
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72054

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