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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Local and State Transportation Revenues in the Atlanta Region Transportation Coordinating Committee October 9, 2020 Local Government Sales Tax Definitions Collections / Returns Distributions CONSUMERS

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

n Local and State Transportation Revenues

in the Atlanta Region Transportation Coordinating Committee October 9, 2020

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Local Government Sales Tax Definitions Collections / Returns Distributions

Funds generated by consumers when purchasing taxable goods and services over a period of a

month. Merchants are then

responsible for submitting these funds to the Georgia Department

f Revenue.

August collections occurred between August 1 and August 31) Funds returned from the Georgia Department of Revenue to local governments once adjustments are made to the collections submitted by merchants. Payments are generally available at or near the end of the following month. Distributions based on August collections were made at the end

f September.

CONSUMERS & MERCHANTS GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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Amount distributed to local governments in the 20 county MPO area from SPLOSTs and TSPLOSTs in 2019 Approximate percent of distributions dedicated to transportation

$965 Million

(This was 6.3% above projections)

61%

Local Government SPLOSTs and TSPLOSTs

Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.

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Year to Date Last 3 Months Most Recent Month Jurisdiction (January to September) (July, August, September) (September) Atlanta (T-SPLOST)

11.7%
10.5%
7.1%

Barrow (SPLOST) 16.3% 33.0% 65.1% Carroll (SPLOST) 8.1% 22.3% 57.4% Cherokee (SPLOST) 11.2% 25.7% 62.2% Clayton (SPLOST)

2.2%

11.5% 46.7% Cobb (SPLOST) 0.2% 10.5% 35.3% Coweta (SPLOST) 14.4% 28.7% 61.1% Dawson (SPLOST) 5.4% 24.1% 63.1% DeKalb (SPLOST)

5.0%

1.1% 1.3% Douglas (SPLOST) 4.2% 18.2% 48.3% Fayette (SPLOST) 1.6% 9.5% 28.6% Forsyth (SPLOST) 8.5% 20.3% 44.8% Fulton (T-SPLOST)

5.0%
0.9%
0.9%

Gwinnett (SPLOST) 5.3% 19.6% 50.8% Henry (SPLOST) 15.3% 41.9% 92.9% Newton (SPLOST) 12.4% 32.8% 82.1% Paulding (SPLOST) 18.9% 45.3% 104.0% Pike (SPLOST) 15.1% 25.3% 31.4% Rockdale (SPLOST) 7.9% 24.2% 52.7% Spalding (SPLOST) 12.0% 23.6% 50.7% Walton (SPLOST) 18.7% 48.8% 117.8% Regional Average 2.6% 14.3% 38.1%

Change in SPLOST / TSPLOST Distributions

(2020 vs. 2019)

More than 10% drop Zero to 10% drop Zero to 5% rise More than 5% rise

Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.

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Year to Date Last 3 Months Most Recent Month Jurisdiction (January to August) (June, July, August) (August) Atlanta (T-SPLOST)

15.7%
11.7%
12.1%

Barrow (SPLOST) 11.8% 17.3% 17.9% Carroll (SPLOST) 3.4% 6.0% 6.2% Cherokee (SPLOST) 5.9% 10.7% 11.4% Clayton (SPLOST)

7.6%
3.3%
1.6%

Cobb (SPLOST)

4.0%
0.6%

2.3% Coweta (SPLOST) 8.3% 11.8% 10.2% Dawson (SPLOST)

2.7%

5.9% 7.9% DeKalb (SPLOST)

6.1%

1.3% 1.1% Douglas (SPLOST)

1.0%

4.5% 4.1% Fayette (SPLOST)

3.2%

2.9% 6.0% Forsyth (SPLOST) 4.8% 8.9% 8.1% Fulton (T-SPLOST)

6.2%
0.4%
0.8%

Gwinnett (SPLOST)

0.6%

4.8% 5.0% Henry (SPLOST) 8.1% 17.1% 17.8% Newton (SPLOST) 5.4% 11.0% 13.4% Paulding (SPLOST) 10.0% 15.3% 13.9% Pike (SPLOST) 16.8% 25.6% 32.1% Rockdale (SPLOST) 7.4% 13.3% 13.3% Spalding (SPLOST) 6.7% 8.1% 6.7% Walton (SPLOST) 9.2% 13.1% 6.6% Regional Average

1.8%

3.4% 3.9%

Change in SPLOST / TSPLOST Collections

(2020 vs. 2019)

More than 10% drop Zero to 10% drop Zero to 5% rise More than 5% rise

Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.

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Amount collected in 2019 from motor fuel taxes, highway impact fees and lodging fees Percent of all collections from motor fuel taxes

$2.03 Billion 90.5%

State Transportation Revenues

Source: Georgia Department of Revenue website data.

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Change in Regional Vehicle Miles of Travel

(February to July 2020)

Source: ARC analysis of data from streetlight.com

A seven-day rolling average was used for each day’s estimate to reduce the variability between weekdays and weekends. Data reflects the 20 county MPO area.

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33.0%
34.5%
40.8%
36.5%
36.5%
30.6%
25.4%
20.7%
21.0%
19.6%
18.1%
12.6%
9.5%
12.7%
6.9%
13.4%
11.9%
12.9%
11.1%
11.7%
11.2%
13.1%
14.1%
9.0%
8.5%
12.1%
9.8%
45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%

0.0% 23-Mar 30-Mar 6-Apr 13-Apr 20-Apr 27-Apr 4-May 11-May 18-May 25-May 1-Jun 8-Jun 15-Jun 22-Jun 29-Jun 6-Jul 13-Jul 20-Jul 27-Jul 3-Aug 10-Aug 17-Aug 24-Aug 31-Aug 7-Sep 14-Sep 21-Sep

Change in Freeway Volumes in the Atlanta Region

(March 23 to September 21, 2020)

Source: GDOT (weekly average at seven locations around the region)

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Statewide change in collections (all sources; compared to 2019)

0.4%

Year to Date*

17.1%

Previous Three Months (May, June, July)

5.0%

Most Recent Month (August)

State Transportation Revenues

* The economic shutdown’s impact on motor fuel tax collections during April, when the statewide shelter in place order was in place, was skewed due to large one-time settlements received as a result

f routine Georgia Department of Revenue audit activities. Even

though total vehicle miles of travel (VMT) for the month was only about 50% to 60% of normal pre-pandemic levels, motor fuel tax collections were 51% higher than April 2019. Source: ARC analysis of Georgia Department of Revenue website data.

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CobbLinc Commuter Bus 12,000 37,000

JAN 2020 APR 2020

GCT Commuter Bus 345 12,000 CATS Vanpool 300 2,000

Monthly Ridership

Transit Ridership Impacts (Commuter Buses)

Source: ATL Authority (preliminary analysis; all data still undergoing review by agencies and subject to change)

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Transit Ridership Impacts (MARTA Rail)

Down 68% in September compared to February

Source: ATL Authority (preliminary analysis; all data still undergoing review by agencies and subject to change)

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Transit Ridership Impacts (MARTA Bus)

Down 47% in September compared to February

Source: ATL Authority (preliminary analysis; all data still undergoing review by agencies and subject to change)

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Transit Agency Revenues

MARTA Farebox Income Other Agencies Farebox Income

$120 to $130 million annually $15 to $20 million annually

The CARES Act served as a financial lifeline to enable transit operators to continue operations during a period of extreme ridership declines and increased

perational costs to address safety issues.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

n Local and State Transportation Revenues