Bill OKs MARTA food, drink sales - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Lawmakers unanimously passed legislation that would let the transift agency sell food and drinks at stations alongthe system, a proposal that could generats several million dollars a year. The bill alreaduy passed the Senate, where it originated, so it head s next to Gov. Sonny Perdue for his signature. The othet MARTA funding bill’s prospectsz are more complicated. The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislatio last month allowing MARTA to use all of its salews tax moneyfor operations. Under current law, the agencyg must divide those taxreceipts 50-50 between operationsx and capital spending.
The House then took a position much closer to the status quo thanthe Senate, voting to let MARTAz steer 60 percent of its salese taxes into operations but requiring it to set aside the other 40 percent for capital costs. MARTAA General Manager and CEO Beverly Scott that withouft fullfunding flexibility, the syste could be forced to eliminate service one day a week or on