HR1747: HR1747 House Study Committee on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems; create

26 LC 60 0348 House Resolution 1747 By: Representative Townsend of the 179th A RESOLUTION Creating the House Study Committee on Restoring Georgia's Salt- Water Ecosystems; and1 for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, coastal Georgia is a unique part of this diverse state with a half million acres3 of estuaries, 368,000 acres of salt marsh, over 3,400 miles of tidal shoreline, and 11 coastal4 counties; and5 WHEREAS, coastal Georgia supports a vibrant fishing industry; and6 WHEREAS, recent fish stock assessments indicate that certain fish stocks in this state are7 both overfished and experiencing overfishing; and8 WHEREAS, it would be beneficial to study Georgia's salt-water e cosystems to evaluate9 whether any action may be taken by the state to help rebuild fi sh stocks, protect spawning10 adults, and ensure sustainability and good fishing opportunities in the future.11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:12 (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee13 on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems.14 H. R. 1747 - 1 - 26 LC 60 0348 (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of seven members of the15 House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of16 Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson17 of the committee.18 (3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,19 issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or20 legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.21 (4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee22 may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or23 convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and24 accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.25 (5) Allowances and funding.26 (A) Members of the committee shall receive the allowances prov ided for in Code27 Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.28 (B) The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member29 of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. Funds30 necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds31 appropriated to the House of Representatives.32 (6) Report.33 (A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that34 include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the35 same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolut ion, subject to36 subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.37 (B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not i nclude suggestions for38 proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)39 of this paragraph.40 H. R. 1747 - 2 - 26 LC 60 0348 (C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of41 abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.42 A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with43 the Clerk of the House of Representatives.44 (D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the45 House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu46 thereof.47 (7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2026.48 H. R. 1747 - 3 -