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The Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97–261, 96 Stat. 1102) was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on September 20, 1982. The law contained provisions considered " deregulatory " of the bus industry, representing the largest legislation of regulatory reform since 1935.
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is a statutory organ of the state government of Georgia; elected among five commission districts, the board consists of a Chairman, a Vice-chairman, and three Commissioners. PSC regulates telecommunications, transportation, electric and natural gas services in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA, / ˈ ɡ r ɛ t ə / "Greta") is a government agency in the U.S. state of Georgia.It was set up under former governor of Georgia Roy Barnes, in order to address mobility, air quality and land use and how they relate to the transportation needs of metro Atlanta, including both roads and public transit. [1]
Georgia's major Interstate Highways are Interstate 16 (I-16), I-20, I-75, I-85, and I-95. Other important interstate highways are I-24 and I-59. I-285 is Atlanta, Georgia's perimeter route and I-575 connects counties in North Georgia to I-75. [8] The Georgia Department of Transportation maintains only 16% of the
President Jimmy Carter – aided by economic adviser Alfred E. Kahn [24] – devoted substantial effort to transportation deregulation, and worked with Congressional and civil society leaders to pass the Airline Deregulation Act on October 24, 1978 – the first federal government regulatory regime, since the 1930s, to be completely dismantled.
Nine Georgia school districts received funds in the latest round of federal grants to purchase electric and alternative-fueled buses: Atkinson County: $210,000 Baldwin County: $2 million
Motor carrier deregulation was a part of a sweeping reduction in price controls, entry controls, and collective vendor price setting in United States transportation, begun in 1970-71 with initiatives in the Richard Nixon Administration, carried out through the Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter Administrations, and continued into the 1980s, collectively seen as a part of deregulation in the United ...
The HRT option has been approved as the Locally Preferred Alternative, [13] though two BRT options exist - one that would run in a dedicated bus guideway and the other to integrate with Georgia DOT's planned work for the corridor. The GDOT integrated option would include sharing normal traffic lanes at least in some parts of the route.