General Assembly Members Discuss Gas Flow to Georgia

ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) — The severe gasoline shortage a few weeks ago has state legislators saying “never again.” The push is on now to find ways to prevent the frustrating lines we saw after hurricanes shut down Gulf Coast refineries.

The gasoline shortage exposed a thin supply line and the impact of human nature. General Assembly leaders are finding answers are costly and could be years away.


During the worst of the gasoline supply crisis, drivers followed tanker trucks to gas stations. A few weeks later, state leaders are looking for options to avoid a repeat performance, which they blame in part on federal inaction.

Rep. John Heard (R) Lawrenceville said,