The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee is created. The committee shall consist of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and five members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. The members shall serve for terms as members of the committee concurrent with their […]
The committee shall periodically inquire into and review the operations, contracts, safety, financing, organization, and structure of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority, as well as periodically review and evaluate the success with which said authority is accomplishing its legislatively created purposes. History. Code 1981, § 28-10-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1283, § […]
The state auditor and the Attorney General shall make available to the committee the services of their staff, facilities, and powers in order to assist the committee in the discharge of its duties. The committee may employ staff and secure the services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants, provided that both the employment and the […]
The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the state accounting officer, and the state auditor in order that the committee may efficiently and effectively carry out its duties. The Georgia Rail Passenger Authority shall submit to the committee such reports and data as the committee shall […]
In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority in providing rail passenger service consistent with the following criteria: Public safety; Prudent, legal, and accountable expenditure of public funds; Responsiveness to the needs for rail passenger services; Economic vitality of the rail passenger system and economic […]
The members of the committee shall receive the same expenses and allowances for their services on the committee as are authorized by law for members of interim legislative study committees. History. Code 1981, § 28-10-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1283, § 2. Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, […]
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority of the responsibilities imposed upon it under Article 9 of Chapter 9 of Title 46. History. Code 1981, § 28-10-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1283, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 28.
