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The '''Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee''' is an 11-member legislative body consisting of a [[chairman]], a vice chairman, and nine members. The Committee operates as a Joint House and Senate Committee responsible for providing oversight of the [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority]] (MARTA)<ref name="sgagov"/> and its annual budget.<ref name="hgagov"/>

==Scope and jurisdiction==
MARTOC stands for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee. It has jurisdiction over the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).<ref name="sgagov"/> As a joint committee with the House and Senate, MARTOC does not handle legislation, nor do its members have a vote on the MARTA [[Board of Directors]].<ref name="hgagov"/>

==Members==
The 11 members of the MARTOC consist of four senators and seven representatives.

===Senate members===
{{As of|2014}},<ref name="sgagov"/> the Senate members of the MARTOC are:
* Fran Millar, vice chairman
* [[Vincent Fort]], member
* William T. Ligon, Jr., member
* Butch Miller, member

===House members===
{{As of|2014}},<ref name="hgagov"/> the House members of the MARTOC are:
* [[Mike Jacobs (Georgia politician)|Mike Jacobs]], chairman
* Mickey Channell, member
* Harry Geisinger, member
* Billy Mitchell, member
* Jimmy Pruett, member
* Lynne Riley, member
* Tom Taylor, member

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
* [[List of state government committees (Georgia)]]

==References==
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<ref name="sgagov"><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.senate.ga.gov/committees/en-US/committee.aspx?Committee=132&Session=23 Senate MARTOC]</span>. senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2013.</ref>

<ref name="hgagov"><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.house.ga.gov/Committees/en-US/committee.aspx?Committee=119&Session=23 House MARTOC]</span>. house.ga.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2013.</ref>
}}

==External links==
* Legis.ga.gov. <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx Welcome to the Georgia General Assembly]</span>. Home page. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

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