SENATOR COMMITTEES: District 47 Appropriations 121-I State Capitol Economic Development and Tourism Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Natural Resources and the Environment Phone: (404) 656-4700 Regulated Industries and Utilities Email: [email protected] Transportation, Chairman

The State Senate Atlanta, Georgia 30334

TO: Senate Transportation Committee Members: Sen. , 31st Sen. , 45th Sen. , 30th Sen. , 51st Sen. , 25th Sen. , 26th Sen. Butch Miller, 49th Sen. , 34th Sen. , 37th Sen. , 1st

FROM: Chairman, Senator Frank Ginn, 47th Senate Transportation Committee

DATE: March 2, 2021

DATE: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 TIME: 10:00 A.M. PLACE: MEZZ 1

AGENDA:

SB 98 (Senator Beach, 21st) A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for eligible expenditures for the Georgia Freight Railroad Program of the Georgia Department of Transportation; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations for public and private financing of projects; to revise definitions; to amend Code Section 52-2- 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to composition of the Georgia Ports Authority; appointment, terms, and qualifications of members generally; filling of vacancies; election of chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary-treasurer; and quorum, so as to add the commissioner of transportation as an ex officio member of the Georgia Ports Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

**Please note the chairman reserves all rights to make changes to the agenda**

cc: Governor’s Office Senate Research Office Lieutenant Governor’s Office Legislative Counsel Mr. David Cook, Secretary of the Senate Senate Budget Office

Sen. Butch Miller, President Pro Tempore Senate Press Office Sen. Mike Dugan, Majority Leader