If you caught Emory Morsberger’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s
letter to the editor on March 28 about how the transportation bills being considered by the General Assembly would affect the district’s economy — there have been some updates!
The language in HB 617 was added to HB 52 (GDOT cleanup bill) on March 27 and passed out of the Senate. It is now headed over to the House to agree to the Senate amendment.
Also on March 27, SB 146 passed out of the House and the Senate agreed to the House amendment. It is now on its way to the Governor’s desk for his signature. The amendment changes line 341 of the bill to now say, “Electricity shall be not more than 11 kilowatt-hours,” instead of the previous version that said 9 kilowatt-hours. The number is part of the calculation for the state to collect taxes from EV charging stations to be approximately the same cost per gallon we pay at the gas pumps. Under this new amendment, the higher number lowers the amount consumers would be charged to $2.84 per kilowatt-hour.
Both HB52 and SB146 mean funding to enhance our thoroughfares, which in turn means safer road conditions, less traffic and improved commerce. I implore that you contact your local representatives and Governor Brian Kemp in support of both these bills so that they may be signed into legislation. This is the road to a greater future.
