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GA HR1994
Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/14/2010
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Buckner
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Damages for Conversion of Timber and Property Law Modernization and Standardization for Surveying, composed of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker of the House
- Directs the committee to study Georgia's property boundary and surveying laws, which have been determined to need modernization, including the outdated practice of processioning
- Addresses the issue that current state law limits damages for willful timber trespass to only the market value of the timber taken, and considers whether penalties for timber theft should be increased
- Calls for bringing together surveyors, real estate lawyers, title companies, and other stakeholders to recommend updates to Georgia property law and evaluate reporting procedures for timber conversion
- Authorizes the committee to conduct up to 2 meetings, requires any report with findings and proposed legislation by December 15, 2010, at which point the committee stands abolished
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Damages for Conversion of Timber; create
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
4/20/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/14/2010
Full Bill Text
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