THE STATE OF GEORGIA 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
BY THE GOVERNOR: 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
The General Assembly passed House Bill 930 during the 2018 Legislative Session, which provides that the Atlanta-region Transit Link "ATL" Authority (the "ATL Authority") shall serve as the sole entity for coordination and 
planning and the dispersing of federal and state funding for transit within the jurisdiction of the authority; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
The ATL Authority shall work with counties, municipalities, and operators of transit services within the jurisdiction of the authority to provide a consistent and integrated vision for transit through transparent decision making and execution; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
The ATL Authority, will operate under the direction of the newly created ATL Authority Board of Directors, provided that the executive director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority shall serve as the temporary director until the board is constituted and an executive director is appointed by such board per House Bill930; and 
 
WHEREAS: House Bill 930 further provides that the Authority is statutorily created and assigned to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority for administrative purposes; and 
 
WHEREAS: 
 
House Bill 930 further provides that "It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide for uninterrupted transit services to the people of this state. The [Georgia Regional Transportation Authority] shall retain power to provide any such transit services provided as of July 1, 2018, until the Atlanta-region Transit Link 'ATL' Authority is able to provide such services or July 1, 2020, whichever date occurs first." 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY 
 
ORDERED: 
 
That, as of May 3, 2018, the ATL Authority was created by the completed enactment of House Bill 930 and administratively attached to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, which shall have the authority to fund operations and provide for the administrative needs of the ATL Authority. 
 
IT IS FURTHER 
 
 ORDERED: 
 
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority shall operate as a receiver of federal grants, loans, and other moneys intended to be used within the geographic area over which the authority has jurisdiction for inter-urban and intra-urban transit, land public transportation development, air quality and air pollution control, and other purposes related to the alleviation of congestion and air pollution in order to maximize available federal funding and best provide for uninterrupted transit services to the people of this state. 
 
IT IS FURTHER 
ORDERED: The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority shall continue its relationship with the State Road and Tollway Authority as it relates to the provision of shared operations and services. 
 
IT IS FURTHER 
ORDERED: Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 45-12-90, $1,950,000 in state funds is hereby transferred to the Atlanta-region Transit Link 'ATL' Authority from the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority in the Fiscal Year 2019 budget on July 1, 2018. 
 
IT IS FURTHER 
 
ORDERED: 
 
The temporary Director of the ATL Authority, as provided in O.C.G.A.  50-394, is authorized to act on behalf of the ATL Authority and to do all things necessary to further the establishment of the Board of Directors of the ATL Authority and further the statutory mission and purposes set forth in House 
Bil1930. 
 
This 3RD day of May, 2018. 
 
GOVERNOR