HR 2087: Northwest Georgia Regional Commission; 65th anniversary; recognize

This is a ceremonial House resolution rather than a change to Georgia law. It recounts the history of the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, starting with a 1959 regional conference at Berry College that led to the creation of the Coosa Valley Area Planning and Development Commission in 1961, its renaming in 1989, and its 2009 merger with the North Georgia Regional Development Center to form today's Northwest Georgia Regional Commission. The commission currently serves 15 counties, 48 municipalities, and nearly one million Georgians, providing aging, workforce, economic development, community planning, mapping, and small business loan services. The resolution formally commends the commission for 65 years of service and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy for distribution to the commission. It does not create programs, spend money, or amend any Georgia statute.

• Formally commends the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission for 65 years of service to Northwest Georgia and the state.
• Recites the commission's history from its 1959 founding conference through its 2009 merger into its current form.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the commission.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commemorative resolution rather than an amendatory bill.

The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission and the 15 counties and 48 municipalities it serves, including Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield counties.

The resolution has no legal or budgetary effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives official state recognition to a regional planning body that provides aging, workforce, and economic development services across a 15 county area of Northwest Georgia.

• Recounts the 1959 Berry College conference and 1961 creation of the Coosa Valley Area Planning and Development Commission under the Georgia General Planning and Enabling Act of 1957.
• Notes the 1989 renaming to the Coosa Valley Regional Development Center under the Georgia Planning Act of 1989.
• Describes the 2009 merger with the North Georgia Regional Development Center to form the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission.
• Resolves that the House of Representatives commends the commission for 65 years of service.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the commission.

1. 2026-04-02House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2026-04-02House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2026-04-02House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)Patrocinador principal
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)
• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Mitchell Scoggins (R, HD-014)

• regional planning
• Northwest Georgia
• local government
• legislative commendation