HR 147: Rabun County; Waterfall Capital of Georgia; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives formally recognizes Rabun County, located in the northeast corner of the state, as the Waterfall Capital of Georgia. The text notes that the county contains over 240,000 acres, much of it public land managed by the United States Forest Service and Georgia Power Company, and that this land contains roughly 120 waterfalls, more than double any other Georgia county. The resolution describes how these waterfalls draw visitors from across the country, supporting local outfitters and other tourism-related businesses. It does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. It simply states the House's recognition of Rabun County's designation and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Formally recognizes Rabun County as the Waterfall Capital of Georgia through a House resolution.
• States findings about the county's roughly 120 waterfalls and the public lands that contain them.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press.
• Creates no new law, funding, requirement, or penalty; it is a symbolic statement by the House.

Rabun County and its residents, local outfitters and tourism businesses, and visitors to the county's waterfalls are named in the resolution. It has no direct legal or financial effect on any group beyond this formal recognition.

The resolution carries no legal or financial weight, but it gives Rabun County an official designation from the state legislature that could be used in tourism promotion, potentially benefiting local hiking and outfitting businesses that rely on visitor traffic.

• The resolution's findings describe Rabun County's 240,000 acres, much of it public land with abundant waterfalls.
• It states there are approximately 120 waterfalls in the county, more than double any other Georgia county.
• The resolving clause has the House of Representatives recognize Rabun County as the Waterfall Capital of Georgia.
• A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-04House Hopper (House)

• Victor Anderson (R, HD-010)Primary sponsor

• Rabun County
• waterfalls
• tourism
• North Georgia
• state recognition