HR657: HR657 Emma Lou Stover Bridge; Gilmer County; dedicate

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia General Assembly rather than a change to state law. It recognizes Mrs. Emma Lou Stover for her volunteer work in Gilmer County, including decades with the Ellijay Lions Club raising money for eye surgeries, Christmas gifts for families in need, and college scholarships, as well as founding the Special Friends Program in 1989 to support people with disabilities and her involvement in the local Veterans Day parade. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mrs. Stover and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Stover and the Department of Transportation.
• Recites Mrs. Stover's community service record as the basis for the honor, with no other legal or regulatory changes.

This mainly affects Mrs. Emma Lou Stover, who is honored by the naming, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new signage, and residents and travelers in Gilmer County who use the bridge on State Route 52 East.

The resolution has no regulatory or financial effect beyond signage costs; its significance is symbolic, formally recognizing a Gilmer County resident's decades of volunteer and charitable work by permanently attaching her name to a local bridge.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Mrs. Stover's volunteer work with the Ellijay Lions Club, her founding of the Special Friends Program in 1989, and her support of veterans through the community Veterans Day parade.
• The first resolving clause dedicates the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge.
• The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate dedication signs.
• The final resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Stover and the Department of Transportation.

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• Johnny Chastain (R, HD-007)Primary sponsor
• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
• Brent Cox (R, HD-028)
• Will Wade (R, HD-009)
• Spencer Frye (D, HD-122)

• bridge dedication
• Gilmer County
• Georgia Department of Transportation
• commemorative resolution