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Legislative authority resides in the General Assembly composed of the Senate and House of Representatives the Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate while members of the House of Representatives select their own Speaker the Georgia Constitution mandates a maximum of 56 senators elected from single-member districts and a minimum of 180 representatives apportioned among representative districts (which sometimes results in more than one representative per district); there are currently 56 senators and 180 representatives the term of office for senators and representatives is two years the laws enacted by the General Assembly are codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Freedom Parkway (Georgia 10) The Georgia General Assembly began as a unicameral body in 1777 but changed to a bicameral legislature in 1789 It is now made up of a Senate (the upper house) and a House of Representatives (the lower house) the Senate has 56 members while the House of Representatives has 180 Members from each body serve for two years but have no limit to the number of times they can be re-elected Both senators and representatives are elected from their constituents' districts. Mosaiculture at the Atlanta Botanical Garden New York Mets J Lacrosse See also: List of governors of Georgia and Georgia elected officials. Left: Railway turnouts; Right: Chicago Transit Authority control tower 18 guides elevated Chicago 'L' north and southbound Purple and Brown lines intersecting with east and westbound Pink and Green lines and the looping Orange line above the Wells and Lake street intersection in the loop at an elevated right of way. 26 Mike Foltynewicz In 1980 construction was completed on an expansion of what is now named Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport the busiest and most efficient airport in the world it accommodates over 100 million passengers annually Employing more than 60,000 people the airport became a major engine for economic growth With the advantages of cheap real estate low taxes right-to-work laws and a regulatory environment limiting government interference the Atlanta metropolitan area became a national center of finance insurance technology manufacturing real estate logistics and transportation companies as well as the film convention and trade show businesses As a testament to the city's growing international profile in 1990 the International Olympic Committee selected Atlanta as the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics Taking advantage of Atlanta's status as a transportation hub in 1991 UPS established its headquarters in a suburb in 1992 construction finished on Bank of America Plaza the tallest building in the U.S outside New York or Chicago. Contents Housing Atlanta's transportation infrastructure comprises a complex network that includes a heavy rail rapid transit system a light rail streetcar loop a multi-county bus system Amtrak service via the Crescent multiple freight train lines an Interstate Highway System several airports including the world's busiest and over 45 miles (72 kilometres) of bike paths. .