World Congress Center requests $12 million for electrical upgrades and one‑time Super Bowl support

Kevin Duvall, chief executive officer of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, told the subcommittee GWCCA seeks $12,000,000 to design and begin procurement for electrical system upgrades (exhibit hall bus ducts, distribution breakers, lighting controls) to improve reliability and safety for trade shows and conventions.

Duvall presented FY25 impact figures, saying the campus supported millions of visitors and generated roughly $1.9 billion in economic impact for the state. He later described a separate, one‑time request tied to Super Bowl preparations and noted prior capital projects (HVAC, roofing, escalator modernization) funded with authority resources and revenue bonds.

The CEO said the electrical project would be phased and would fund initial design and equipment procurement; he described the funding as enabling the authority to commence work and to support large events that plug directly into exhibit electrical systems. Committee members asked for line‑item specifics and page references in the budget documents; Duvall provided line item numbers and clarified which items appeared under different agency sections.

What’s next: GWCCA provided a line item (listed in the tracking document) and will coordinate with the committee staff on exact page and line references; no appropriation vote occurred during the hearing.