--- title: HR 121. John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building; Dry Branch Community; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr121 cite_as: HR 121, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr121 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr121.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr121/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69731 date: 2025-05-14 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr120.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr122.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 1056 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr121.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 121 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-05-14 last_action: Effective Date 2025-05-14 sponsors: - Beth Camp - Karen Mathiak - Lynn Smith - David Jenkins - Robert Dickey - Max Burns text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR121/2025 upstream_id: 1949659 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - forestry - building dedication - Georgia Forestry Commission - conservation --- # HR 121. John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building; Dry Branch Community; dedicate ## Text 25 LC 60 0100S/AP House Resolution 121 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Camp of the 135th, Mathiak of the 82nd, Smith of the 70th, Jenkins of the 136th, and Dickey of the 134th A RESOLUTION Recognizing Mr. John W. Mixon and dedicating a building in his honor; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, Mr. John W. Mixon has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for3 the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep pe rsonal commitment to the4 welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and5 WHEREAS, Mr. Mixon began his career as a conservation stalwart in 1961 as a forest6 technician with the Georgia Forestry Commission and served as the head of the commission's7 nationally recognized Urban Forestry Program; and 8 WHEREAS, he worked to accelerate wood energy promotions by conducting demonstrations9 at public schools, prisons, hospitals, and other institutions to show how wood materials could10 replace expensive fuels; and 11 WHEREAS, Mr. Mixon was named commissioner of the Georgia Forestry Commission in12 1983 and during his tenure as commissioner he oversaw great conservation efforts, including13 a record number of trees planted in a single season with 433,000 acres of pine trees and the14 H. R. 121 - 1 - 25 LC 60 0100S/AP establishment of the Flint River Nursery which was designed to produce 50 million15 seedlings; and 16 WHEREAS, his leadership was instrumental in the passage of nume rous laws relating to17 forest conservation, including laws that required a permit for outdoor burning and provided18 for prescribed burning for forest management; and19 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstandi ng accomplishments and20 contributions of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by21 dedicating a building in his honor.22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL23 ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the Georgia Forestry Commission building located in Dry24 Branch, Georgia, is dedicated as the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building.25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Georgia Forestry Commission is authorized and26 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the John W. Mixon Georgia27 Forestry Building to be funded from the budget of the Georgia Forestry Commission.28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized29 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution avai lable for distribution to the30 Georgia Forestry Commission and Mr. John W. Mixon.31 H. R. 121 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution names the Georgia Forestry Commission building in Dry Branch the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building, honoring his decades of work in state forest conservation. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors John W. Mixon, who began working for the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1961 and later served as its commissioner starting in 1983. During his career he led major conservation efforts, including a record season of pine tree planting and the creation of the Flint River Nursery, and helped pass laws on outdoor burning permits and prescribed burning for forest management. The resolution formally dedicates the Georgia Forestry Commission's building in Dry Branch, Georgia, as the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building. It directs the Georgia Forestry Commission to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, paid for out of the commission's own budget, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the commission and to Mr. Mixon. ### What it does - Dedicates the Georgia Forestry Commission building in Dry Branch, Georgia as the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building. - Directs the Georgia Forestry Commission to erect and maintain signs marking the building's new name, funded from the commission's existing budget. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to the Georgia Forestry Commission and to Mr. Mixon. ### Who it affects The Georgia Forestry Commission, which must fund and install the new signage, and John W. Mixon, who is honored by the building dedication. The public and commission staff who use the Dry Branch facility will see the building's new name. ### Why it matters The resolution changes the official name of a state forestry building and requires the commission to spend a small amount of its own budget on signage, formally recognizing a former commissioner's contributions to Georgia's forest conservation programs. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause dedicates the Georgia Forestry Commission building in Dry Branch, Georgia as the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building. - A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Georgia Forestry Commission to erect and maintain dedication signs, funded from its own budget. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the commission and to Mr. Mixon. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-05-14) - Last action: Effective Date 2025-05-14 (2025-05-14) - Sponsors: Beth Camp, Karen Mathiak, Lynn Smith, David Jenkins, Robert Dickey, Max Burns - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69731 > The history, votes, and amendments (1,056 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr121.md?full=1