Ten Years, According to OCGA 48-8-241, subsection (b), “When the imposition of a special district sales and use tax is authorized according to the procedures provided in this article within a special district, subject to the requirement of referendum approval and the other requirements of this article, a special sales and use tax shall be imposed within the special district for a period of ten years.”

According to OCGA 48-8-249, "Twenty-five percent of the proceeds received from the tax authorized by this article shall be distributed to the local governments within the special district in which the tax is imposed...Such percentages shall be allocated to each local government by multiplying the LARP factor of each local government by the total amount of funds to be distributed to all the local governments in the special district. Proceeds described in this subsection shall be distributed to the local governments on an ongoing basis as they are received by the commission. Such proceeds shall be used by the local governments only for transportation projects as defined in paragraph (10) of Code Section 48-8-242 and may also serve as the local match as required for state transportation projects and grants. If a special district receives from the tax net proceeds in excess of the investment list approved by the roundtable for the imposition of the tax or in excess of the actual cost of the project or projects on such investment list, then such excess proceeds shall be distributed among the local governments within the special district in accordance with this subsection.
Please see revenue estimates above.

According to OCGA 48-8-242, paragraph 11, “The regional roundtable shall elect five representatives from among its members to serve as an executive committee.The executive committee shall also include two members of the House of Representatives selected by the chairperson of the House of Transportation Committee and one member of the Senate selected by the chairperson of the Senate Transportation Committee.”

The regional TSPLOST process would continue.

UPDATE: Recent interpretations of the OCGA 48-8-5 and 48-8-5A indicate that the regional process would continue as scheduled. Meaning that a county may have a a single-county TSPLOST and a regional TSPLOST sales tax for a total of 2% sales taxes for transportation in that single county.

Yes, as a part of the 18-county region, the county would still be involved in the regional TSPLOST process.

UPDATE: All counties and cities within the region are encouraged to participate in the Regional TSPLOST process.

According to OCGA 48-8-241, thirty percent (30%) of all estimated revenue must be spent on projects in the State-wide Strategic Transportation Plan. It is anticipated that the projects identified on the regional distribution of funds (75% of estimated revenue) will easily meet this 30% requirement, meaning that no local government should have to program any projects to meet this requirement.

Yes, per the Roundtable and Executive committee guidelines that were adopted on May 25, 2017, the Roundtable and the Executive Committee will follow Robert’s Rules of Order, which states, “there must be a minimum number of voting members present at a properly called meeting in order to conduct business in the name of the group. A quorum should consist of as large as can be depended upon for being present at all meetings when the weather is not exceptionally bad.”

As of the 2016 US Census population estimates, the total population of the region is 411,246.

According to OCGA Title 48, Chapter 8, Article 5 – Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax (TSPLOST), “any tax imposed under this article on or after July 1, 2015, may be at the rate of up to 1 percent but shall not be more than 1 percent. Any rate less than 1 percent shall be in an increment of .05 percent.

Any LMIG project awarded prior to the passing of the TSPLOST would require a 30% match. Any LMIG project awarded after the passing of the TSPLOST would be 10%.