House Resolution 1747
By: Representative Townsend of the 179th
A RESOLUTION
Creating the House Study Committee on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, coastal Georgia is a unique part of this diverse state with a half million acres
of estuaries, 368,000 acres of salt marsh, over 3,400 miles of tidal shoreline, and 11 coastal
counties; and
WHEREAS, coastal Georgia supports a vibrant fishing industry; and
WHEREAS, recent fish stock assessments indicate that certain fish stocks in this state are
both overfished and experiencing overfishing; and
WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to study Georgia's salt-water ecosystems to evaluate
whether any action may be taken by the state to help rebuild fish stocks, protect spawning
adults, and ensure sustainability and good fishing opportunities in the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
(1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee
on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems.
(2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of seven members of the
House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson
of the committee.
(3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,
issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or
legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
(4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee
may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or
convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and
accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.
(5) Allowances and funding.
(A) Members of the committee shall receive the allowances provided for in Code
Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
(B) The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member
of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds
necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds
appropriated to the House of Representatives.
(6) Report.
(A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that
include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the
same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolution, subject to
subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
(B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not include suggestions for
proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)
of this paragraph.
(C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of
abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.
A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the
House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu
thereof.
(7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026.